甘ったるい

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Sound change of (あま)たるい (amatarui).[1]

/amatarui//amattarui/

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(あま)ったるい (amattarui-i (adverbial (あま)ったるく (amattaruku))

  1. excessively sweet
  2. sugary; honeyed; saccharine (voice, words, etc.)

Inflection

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN