びくびく

Japanese

Etymology

From the root びく (biku).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びくびく [bíꜜkùbìkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲikɯ̟bʲikɯ̟]

Adverb

びくびく • (bikubiku) ←びくびく (bikubiku)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) trembling
  2. (onomatopoeia) twitching; spasming

References

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