おめでた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
御目出度 御芽出度

Etymology

Stem of おめでたい (omedetai, adjective).

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おめでた [òmédétá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞me̞de̞ta̠]

Noun

おめでた • (omedeta) ^{←おめでた (omedeta)?}

1. a happy event, a matter for congratulation
2. (euphemistic) being pregnant