Where does “tenten” come from?
tenten (English) comes from Japanese 点々, from Japanese 点, from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.
tenten (English): A diacritic used with Japanese kana to mark a...
Definitions
- A diacritic used with Japanese kana to mark a...
Ancestry of “tenten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 点々 | dots; specks; Synonym of 濁点; scattered here and... |
| 2 | Japanese | 点 | spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 點 | mark, spot; dot, mark |