Tenten

//ˈtɛntɛn// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced. colloquial

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dakutennigori

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”).

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