つやつや

Japanese

Alternative spellings
艶々
艷々

Etymology

From (つや) (tsuya, lustre) + (つや) (tsuya, lustre), resembling a normal onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やつや [tsúꜜyàtsùyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨja̠t͡sɨja̠]

Adverb

つやつや or ツヤツヤ • (tsuyatsuyaつやつや (tuyatuya)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) shiny; lustrous
    つやつや(くろ)(かみ)
    tsuyatsuya no kurokami
    shiny black hair

References

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