"ニガー" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟iɡa̠ː], [ɲ̟iɡ̚ɡ̊a̠], [ɲ̟iɡ̚ɡ̊a̠ː], [ɲ̟iɡa̠] Forms: ニガー [canonical], ニッガ [canonical], ニッガー [canonical], ニガ [canonical], nigā [romanization], nigga [romanization], niggā [romanization], niga [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English nigger. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|nigger}} English nigger Head templates: {{ja-noun|ニッガ|ニッガー|ニガ|rom2=nigga|rom3=niggā|rom4=niga}} ニガー or ニッガ or ニッガー or ニガ • (nigā or nigga or niggā or niga)
  1. (ethnic slur, in translation, rare) nigger, nigga Wikipedia link: ja:ニガー Tags: ethnic, rare, slur Synonyms: 黒んぼ (kuronbo) (ruby: (くろ))
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɡa̠ː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɡ̚ɡ̊a̠]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɡ̚ɡ̊a̠ː]"
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɡa̠]"
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɡa̠ː]"
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Download raw JSONL data for ニガー meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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