ぶつぶつ

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぶ​つぶつ [búꜜtsùbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] — adverb
  • (Tokyo) ぶつぶつ [bùtsúbútsú] (Heiban – [0])[1] — noun
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Adverb

ぶつぶつ • (butsubutsu) 

  1. grumbling, complaining, muttering
    ぶつぶつ言(い)うなよ。
    Butsubutsu iu na yo.
    Stop complaining.
  2. (cooking) simmering
  3. cutting into thin pieces
  4. poking many holes

Noun

ぶつぶつ • (butsubutsu) 

  1. rash, spots, pimples, bumps on the skin

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