つんぼ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
聾

Etymology

First attested in 1595.[1] Further derivation unknown.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つ​んぼ [tsúꜜǹbò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̃ᵝmbo̞]

Noun

つんぼ • (tsunbo) ←つんぼ (tunbo)?

  1. [from 1595] (likely offensive) deafness, deaf
    Synonyms: 聾 (rō), 難聴 (nanchō), みみしい (mimishī, classical)
  2. [from 1595] (likely offensive) a deaf person
    Synonyms: (current) 聾者 (rōsha), 強度難聴者 (kyōdo nanchōsha, literally “severely hearing-impaired person”)

References
  1. “つんぼ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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