ぺこぺこ

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
ペコペコ

Etymology

Related to the verb 凹む (hekomu, “to become hollow or dented, to collapse inwardly, to sink in”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

ぺこぺこ • (pekopeko) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) expressing the sound of thin metal as it dents and collapses: "plinkingly, tinkingly"
    缶(かん)がぺこぺこと凹(へこ)んだ。
    Kan ga pekopeko to hekonda.
    The can dented in with a plink.
  2. (childish) expressing the idea of one's stomach collapsing inwards: "extremely hungrily"
    熊(くま)がぺこぺことゴミ箱(ばこ)の中(なか)で探(さぐ)りまわった。
    Kuma ga pekopeko to gomibako no naka de sagurimawatta.
    The bear hungrily groped around in the trash can.
  3. humbly (see へこへこ)
    ぺこぺこと頭(あたま)を下(さ)げる
    pekopeko to atama o sageru
    to lower one's head humbly

Adjective

ぺこぺこ • (pekopeko) -na (adnominal ぺこぺこな (pekopeko na), adverbial ぺこぺこに (pekopeko ni))

  1. extremely hungry
    ぺこぺこな時(とき)にどうする？
    Pekopeko na toki ni dō suru?
    What do you do when you're really hungry?

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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