つやつや

Japanese

Alternative spellings
艶々艷々

Etymology

From 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”) + 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”), resembling a normal onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つやつや [tsúꜜyàtsùyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝja̠t͡sɨᵝja̠]

Adverb

つやつや or ツヤツヤ • (tsuyatsuya) ^{←つやつや (tuyatuya)^?}

(onomatopoeia) shiny; lustrous
つやつやの黒(くろ)髪(かみ)
tsuyatsuya no kurokami
shiny black hair

Related terms

つや (tsuya, “lustre”)

References

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

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