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Japanese
Etymology
From 太鼓 (taiko, “drum”) + 腹 (hara, “belly”). The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
太鼓腹 • (taikobara)
- potbelly
- Synonym: 布袋腹 (hoteibara)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN