よつんばい
Japanese
Alternative spelling
四つん這い
Etymology
Shift from
四
(
よ
)
つ
這
(
ば
)
い
(
yotsubai
)
.
[
1
]
Pronunciation
(
Tokyo
)
よ
つんばい
[yòtsúńbáí]
(
Heiban
– [0])
[
1
]
IPA
(key)
:
[jo̞t͡sɨ̃mba̠i]
Noun
よつんばい
• (
yotsunbai
)
←
よつんばひ
(
yotunbafi
)
?
being
on all fours
Synonyms
四
(
よ
)
つ
這
(
ば
)
い
(
yotsubai
)
References
↑
1.0
1.1
Matsumura, Akira
, editor (
2006
),
大辞林
[
Daijirin
] (in Japanese), Third edition,
Tokyo
:
Sanseidō
,
→ISBN