ぱたぱた

See also: はたはた, はだはだ, and ばたばた

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぱ​たぱた [páꜜtàpàtà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pa̠ta̠pa̠ta̠]

Adverb

ぱたぱた or パタパタ • (patapata) 

  1. sound of something flapping
  2. pitter-patter
  3. quickly

Derived terms
  • パタパタ時計(どけい) (patapata-dokei, “flip clock”)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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