ワンちゃん

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See also: ワンチャン

Japanese

Alternative spelling
わんちゃん

Etymology

Compound of ワン (wan, woof, onomatopoeia for the sound made by a dog barking) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, diminutive suffix for people and other animate things).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ワンちゃん (wanchan

  1. (childish) doggy, bow wow, puppy dog, puppy
    Synonyms: ワンコ, ワンワン

References

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