うのみ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鵜呑み

Etymology

From 鵜(う) (u) + 飲(の)み (nomi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 飲(の)む (nomu).”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うのみ [ùnómíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) うのみ [ùnómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝno̞mʲi]

Noun

うのみ • (unomi) ^{←うのみ (unomi)^?}

swallowing food
swallowing a story, accepting a story (uncritically)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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