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ピンポン

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English ping pong.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ピンポン • (pin pon) 

  1. ping pong (table tennis)
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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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ピンポン • (pinpon) 

  1. Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.
  2. Onomatopoeia for the doorbell ringing.
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Etymology 3

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From onomatopoeia ピンポン (pinpon).

Noun

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ピンポン • (pinpon) 

  1. (informal) doorbell
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References

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  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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