ワンコ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
わんこ
ワン子
わん子

Etymology

Compound of ワン (“woof”, onomatopoeia for the sound made by a dog barking) +‎ 子 (-ko, diminutive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ワンコ [wáꜜǹkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [β̞ã̠ŋko̞]

Noun

ワンコ • (wanko) 

  1. (childish) doggy, bow wow, puppy dog, puppy
    Synonyms: ワンちゃん, ワンワン

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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