しょうがつぶとり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
正月太り

Etymology

From 正月(しょうがつ) (shōgatsu) + 太(ふと)り (futori). The futori changes to butori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡa̠t͡sɨbɯ̟to̞ɾʲi]

Noun

しょうがつぶとり • (shōgatsu-butori) ^{←しやうぐわつぶとり (syaugwatubutori)?}

1. weight gain perpetrated by New Year celebrations