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ぐぁんたん・ぐゎんたん【元旦】

gwantan

Pronunciation: [ɡʷan̩taŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. New Year's Day

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese がんたん【元旦】 gantan "New Year's Day". Ultimately from Chinese 【元旦】 (ibid.) (cf. Mandarin yuándàn).

意味:がんたん【元旦】、がんじつ【元日】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, January 8). ぐぁんたん・ぐゎんたん【元旦】 : gwantan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2980/gwantan/.