つやつや

Japanese
Alternative spellings
艶々
艷々

Etymology

From 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”) + 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”), resembling a normal onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つ​やつや [tsúꜜyàtsùyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝja̠t͡sɨᵝja̠]

Adverb

つやつや or ツヤツヤ • (tsuyatsuya) ←つやつや (tuyatuya)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) shiny; lustrous
    つやつやの黒(くろ)髪(かみ)
    tsuyatsuya no kurokami
    shiny black hair

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