よつんばい

Japanese
Alternative spelling
四つん這い

Etymology

Shift from 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よつんばい [yòtsúńbáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞t͡sɨ̃ᵝmba̠i]

Noun

よつんばい • (yotsunbai) ←よつんばひ (yotunbafi)?

  1. being on all fours

Synonyms

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