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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| わんわん
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Etymology
Onomatopoeia, reduplication of ワン (wan).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Adverb
ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan)
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of a dog barking: bow-wow
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of crying loudly: waa waa
Usage notes
Often, but not always, used with quotative and adverbial particle と (to).
Noun
ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan)
- (childish) a dog (animal)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN