つんぼ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
聾

Etymology

First attested in 1595.[1] Further derivation unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

つんぼ • (tsunbo) ←つんぼ (tunbo)?

  1. [from 1595] (likely offensive) deafness, deaf
    Synonyms: 聾 (rō), 難聴 (nanchō), みみしい (mimishī, classical)
  2. [from 1595] (likely offensive) a deaf person
    Synonyms: (current) 聾者 (rōsha), 強度難聴者 (kyōdo nanchōsha, literally “severely hearing-impaired person”)

References

  1. ^ “つんぼ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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