どんぶらこ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• どんぶりこ (donburiko)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “often described as just for the 桃太郎 story”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どんぶらこ [dóꜜǹbùràkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [dõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ko̞]

Adverb

どんぶらこ • (donburako) 

1. (onomatopoeia) heavy and bobbing in water