バタフライ

Japanese

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バタフライ [báꜜtàfùràì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) バタフライ [bàtáfúꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ta̠ɸɯ̟ɾa̠i]

Etymology 1

 バタフライ on Japanese Wikipedia

Borrowed from English butterfly.

Noun

バタフライ • (batafurai) 

1. (swimming) the butterfly

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Butterfly.

Proper noun

バタフライ • (Batafurai) 

1. Butterfly

See also

• バター (batā)
• フライ (furai)
• 蝶(チョウ) (chō)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 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
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