くたくた

See also: ぐたぐた

Japanese

Etymology

Cognate with くたばる (kutabaru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くたくた [kùtáꜜkùtà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
(Tokyo) くたくた [kúꜜtàkùtà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
(Tokyo) くたくた [kùtákútá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝta̠kɯ̟̊ᵝta̠]

Adverb

くたくた • (kutakuta)

the way in which one has a lack of power due to being worn out or weak
Synonym: ぐったり (guttari)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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