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Japanese
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呻き聲 (kyūjitai)
うめき声
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Etymology
Compound of 呻き (umeki, “groan, moan”) + 声 (koe, “sound”). The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
呻き声 • (umekigoe) ←うめきごゑ (umekigowe)?
- groan, moan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN