もやしっこ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
萌やしっ子もやしっ子

Etymology

From 萌(も)やし (moyashi, “beansprout”) + っ (-'-) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もやしっこ (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

もやしっこ • (moyashikko) ^{←もやしつこ (moyasituko)^?}

(informal) weakling child

References

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

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