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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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