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Japanese
Etymology
First attested in 1595.[1] Further derivation unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
つんぼ • (tsunbo) ←つんぼ (tunbo)?
- (likely offensive) deafness, deaf
- Synonyms: 聾 (rō), 難聴 (nanchō), みみしい (mimishī, classical)
- (likely offensive) a deaf person
- Synonyms: (current) 聾者 (rōsha), 強度難聴者 (kyōdo nanchōsha, literally “severely hearing-impaired person”)
References
- ^ “つんぼ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN