啄む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ついば
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

⟨tuki1 pamu⟩/tukʲipamu//t͡suĩfamu//t͡suibamu/

Shift from a compound of 突き (tsuki, stem form of verb 突く (tsuku), “to prick, stab”‎) +‎ 食む (hamu, to eat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

(ついば) (tsuibamutransitive godan (stem (ついば) (tsuibami), past (ついば)んだ (tsuibanda))

  1. to pick at, peck at

Conjugation

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