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

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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