たっぷり

Japanese

Etymology

Most likely of onomatopoeic origin, with the onomatopoeic stative suffix り (-ri) added to it. Compare たぷたぷ (taputapu, “shaking with fluid filled”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たっぷ​り [tàppúꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Adverb

たっぷり • (tappuri) 

  1. full; plenty; abundant; leeway

Usage notes

Can be followed by ～と, used as a -na adjective, -no adjective, or -suru verb.

Synonyms

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