ぱらぱら

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See also: ハラハラ

Japanese

Etymology

Likely derived from Old Japanese ばら (bara, scattered). Cognate with ばらばら (barabara), バラバラ (barabara, scattered, loose, in disarray, messy); parapara implies something softer or lighter than barabara.

Pronunciation

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  • (adjective, noun):

Adverb

ぱらぱら or パラパラ (parapara

  1. (onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by a rain or leaves falling: sprinkling, clattering
    (あめ)パラパラ()っている。
    Ame ga parapara to futte iru.
    There's a bit of rain. / It is sprinkling.
  2. (onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by many pages turning quickly: riffling
    パラパラとページをめくりながら(ひと)(ごと)していた。
    Parapara to pēji o mekurinagara hitorigoto shite ita.
    He muttered to himself as he flipped / riffled through the pages.

Adjective

ぱらぱら or パラパラ (parapara-na (adnominal ぱらぱら (parapara na), adverbial ぱらぱら (parapara ni))

  1. (onomatopoeia): evoking the image of disordered hair

Noun

ぱらぱら or パラパラ (parapara

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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  1. パラパラ: para para, a Japanese type of dance from the 1980s (derived in onomatopoeic imitation of the synthpop riffs common in contemporary club music)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: para para, parapara, para-para

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN