バッター

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English batter.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バ​ッター [báꜜttàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠t̚ta̠ː]

Noun

バッター • (battā) 

1. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 打者 (dasha, “batter”)

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with バター (batā, “butter”).

Descendants

• → Korean: 빠따 (ppatta)

See also

• バット (batto)