まちぼうけ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
待ち惚け 待ちぼうけ

Alternative forms

• まちぼけ (machiboke)

Etymology

From 待(ま)ち (machi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待(ま)つ (matsu).”) + 惚(ぼう)け (bōke).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まちぼーけ [màchíbóóké] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡ɕibo̞ːke̞]

Noun

まちぼうけ • (machibōke) ^{←まちぼうけ (matibouke)?}

1. being stood up

   待(ま)ち惚(ぼう)けを食(く)う

   machibōke o kuu

   to be stood up