あらまあ

Japanese

Etymology

Adding まあ (mā) to あら (ara)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あらまあ [áꜜràmàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ma̠ː]

Interjection

あらまあ • (aramā) 

  1. (women's speech) alternative form of あら

References

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