"よつんばい" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [jo̞t͡sɨ̃mba̠i] Forms: yotsunbai [romanization], yotunbafi [romanization], よつんばひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Shift from 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|四つ這い|よつばい}} 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=よつんばひ}} よつんばい • (yotsunbai) ^(←よつんばひ (yotunbafi)?)
  1. being on all fours Wikipedia link: Daijirin Synonyms: 四つ這い (yotsubai) (ruby: (), ())
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        "romanization"
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "being on all fours"
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    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞t͡sɨ̃mba̠i]"
    }
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      "ipa": "[jo̞t͡sɨ̃mba̠i]"
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          "四",
          "よ"
        ],
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          "這",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for よつんばい meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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