チクタク

Japanese

Alternative forms
  • チックタック (chikkutakku)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ticktack,[1][2] aided by the fact that the English word resembles a Japanese onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) チ​クタク [chíꜜkùtàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) チク​タク [chìkúꜜtàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕikɯ̟̊ᵝta̠kɯ̟̊ᵝ]

Adverb

チクタク • (chikutaku) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) tick tock

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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