こばら

Japanese
Alternative spelling
小腹

Etymology

From 小(こ) (ko-) + 腹(はら) (hara). The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こばら [kòbárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ba̠ɾa̠]

Noun

こばら • (kobara) ←こばら (kobara)?

  1. stomach (as the subject of a minor action)
    小(こ)腹(ばら)がすいた
    kobara ga suita
    a little hungry (as opposed to 腹がすいた)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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