びびる

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.[1] First attested in 1680.[2]

Alternatively, an abbreviation of びくびくする (bikubiku suru, be frightened, be scared), also deriving from onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

びびる or ビビる (bibirugodan (stem びびり (bibiri), past びびった (bibitta))

  1. (informal) to be scared from shock
  2. (informal) to be intimidated

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 ビビる/びびる - Gogen Yurai Jiten (in Japanese)
  2. ^ びびる”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN