またまた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
又々又又

Etymology

Emphasized form of また (mata, “again”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) またまた [màtámátá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) またまた [màtáꜜmàtà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ta̠ma̠ta̠]

Adverb

またまた • (matamata)

again and again; repeatedly; once again
ピーチ姫(ひめ)が（またまた）さらわれた！
Pīchi-hime ga (matamata) sarawareta!
Princess Peach is kidnapped (again)!

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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