コロン
Japanese
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic ideophone, representing manner rather than sound. Compare ゴロゴロ (gorogoro, “rolling”).
Adverb
コロン • (koron)
- (onomatopoeia, uncommon) slumping over
- 2017, Shufu no tomo [housewife’s friend], 0~6-sai kodomo ga sugu ni suton! to nemureru hon [Make 0–6 year old children fall asleep thud!], page 68:
- 「おやすみしたよね」と言うと、自分からコロンとするように
- “Oyasumi shita yone” to iu to, jibun kara koron to suru yō ni
- If you say “We’re sleepy, aren’t we,” on their own like whump they'll go
- 「おやすみしたよね」と言うと、自分からコロンとするように
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English cologne, from French Cologne. Doublet of ケルン (Kerun), コローニュ (Korōnyu), and コローニェ (Korōnye).
Synonyms
- オーデコロン (ō de Koron)
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