びくびく

Japanese

Etymology

From the root びく (biku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) び​くびく [bíꜜkùbìkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲikɯ̟ᵝbʲikɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

びくびく • (bikubiku) ←びくびく (bikubiku)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) trembling
  2. (onomatopoeia) twitching; spasming

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