ねこじゃらし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
猫戯らし (rare)
猫じゃらし

Etymology

From 猫(ねこ) (neko) + 戯(じゃ)らし (jarashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(じゃ)らす (jarasu).).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねこじゃ​らし [nèkójáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞ʑa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

ねこじゃらし • (nekojarashi) ←ねこじやらし (nekozyarasi)?

  1. cat teaser (toy)
  2. Synonym of えのころぐさ

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