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ぐぁんたん・ぐゎんたん【元旦】 : gwantan | define meaning
gwantan
Pronunciation: [ɡʷan̩taŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- 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).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 元旦 |
| Kana | ぐぁんたん ぐゎんたん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 徭んたん |
| Romanization | gwantan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡʷan̩taŋ̍] |
意味：がんたん【元旦】、がんじつ【元日】
Categories:
元旦
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, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2980/gwantan/.