あらまあ

Japanese

Etymology

Adding まあ (mā) to あら (ara)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あ​らまあ [áꜜràmàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ma̠ː]

Interjection

あらまあ • (aramā) 

  1. (women's speech) Alternative form of あら

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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