ぴくぴく

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぴくぴく [píꜜkùpìkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) ぴくぴく [pìkúꜜpìkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [pʲikɯ̟ᵝpʲikɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

ぴくぴく • (pikupiku) ^{←ぴくぴく (pikupiku)^?}

(onomatopoeia) twitching; spasming
瞼(まぶた)がぴくぴくする
mabuta ga pikupiku suru
the eyelids twitch

Usage notes

Optionally with と (to).

Related terms

びくびく (bikubiku)

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.