おめでた

Japanese
Alternative spellings
御目出度
御芽出度

Etymology

Stem of おめでたい (omedetai, adjective).

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おめでた [òmédétá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞me̞de̞ta̠]

Noun

おめでた • (omedeta) ←おめでた (omedeta)?

  1. a happy event, a matter for congratulation
  2. (euphemistic) being pregnant

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