"tenten" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛntɛn/ Forms: tentens [plural], ten-ten [alternative], ten ten [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|点々|てんてん|lit=dots}} 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenten (plural tentens)
  1. (colloquial) A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced. Wikipedia link: dakuten Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Diacritical marks, Orthography Synonyms: nigori [colloquial], dakuten Related terms: handakuten (alt: maru)
    Sense id: en-tenten-en-noun--YG~-JjK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 33 31 5

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