よつんばい

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
四つん這い

Etymology

Shift from 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よつんばい [yòtsúńbáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞t͡sɨ̃mba̠i]

Noun

よつんばい • (yotsunbai) ^{←よつんばひ (yotunbafi)^?}

being on all fours

Synonyms

四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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