やきもち

Japanese
Alternative spellings
焼き餅
焼きもち
ヤキモチ

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やきも​ち [yàkímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) やきもち​ [yàkímóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

やきもち or ヤキモチ • (yakimochi) 

  1. 焼き餅: roasted rice cake
  2. 焼き餅, 焼きもち, ヤキモチ: jealousy (usually of a rival in love)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • やきもちをやく (yakimochi o yaku)
  • 焼(や)き餅焼(もちや)くとて手(て)を焼(や)くな (yakimochi yaku tote te o yakuna)

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