びんた

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲĩnta̠]

Noun

びんた or ビンタ • (binta

  1. (slang) a slap on the face
See also
  • 平手打(ひらてう) (hirate-uchi)

Verb

びんたする or ビンタする • (binta surusuru (stem びんた (binta shi), past びんたした (binta shita))

  1. (slang) to slap someone on the face
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Perhaps from (bin, hair on the temples). The -ta suffix is unknown, but it could have been that same as the one in 新た (arata, new). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Kagoshima) IPA(key): /bìⁿtáꜜ/ (tone class B)

Noun

びんた • (binta

  1. (dialectal, Kagoshima) head (body part); hair on the head
    Synonym:
    びんたある
    binta o aru
    I wash my hair.
  2. (dialectal, Kagoshima) headache
    びんたいて
    binta ga ite
    My head hurts.

References

  • Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 146

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