のばしぼう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
伸ばし棒

Etymology

From 伸(の)ばし (nobashi, “lengthening, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 伸(の)ばす (nobasu, “to lengthen”).”) + 棒(ぼう) (bō, “stick”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) のばしぼー [nòbáshíꜜbòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ba̠ɕibo̞ː]

Noun

のばしぼう • (nobashibō) 

1. (informal) Synonym of 長音符 (chōonpu, “long-vowel mark”)