ピンポン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ping pong.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ピンポン [píꜜǹ pòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [pʲĩm põ̞ɴ]

Noun

ピンポン • (pin pon)

ping pong (table tennis)

Synonyms

卓(たっ)球(きゅう) (takkyū)

Interjection

ピンポン • (pinpon)

Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.
Onomatopoeia for the doorbell ringing.

Coordinate terms

ブー (bū)

Etymology 3

From Onomatopoeia ピンポン (pinpon).

Noun

ピンポン • (pinpon)

(informal) doorbell

Synonyms

呼(よ)び鈴(りん) (yobirin)
ドアチャイム (doachaimu)
ドアベル (doaberu)

Derived terms

ピンポンダッシュ (pinpon dasshu)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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