ピンポン
Japanese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English ping pong.
Pronunciation
Noun
- ping pong (table tennis)
Synonyms
- 卓球 (takkyū)
Etymology 2
Interjection
- Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.
Coordinate terms
- ブー (bū)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN