よつば

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
四つ葉
四葉

From 四(よ)つ (yotsu) + 葉(は) (ha). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) よつば [yòtsúbá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞t͡sɨba̠]

Noun

よつば • (yotsuba) 

  1. four leaves, namely, those of the four-leaf clover
    四(よ)つ葉(ば)のクローバー
    yotsuba no kurōbā
    four-leaf clover

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̞t͡sɨba̠]

Proper noun

よつば • (Yotsuba) 

  1. 四葉: a female given name
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