なよなよ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
嫋々
娜々

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) よなよ [náꜜyònàyò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠jo̞na̠jo̞]

Adverb

なよなよ • (nayonayoなよなよ (nayonayo)?

  1. (onomatopoeia, derogatory) unmasculine; sissy

References

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