黒ん坊

/kuroboː/ → /kuroɴbo/

Shift from older kurobō reading, with the medial /b/ undergoing emphasis by means of an excrescent nasal. Compare あまり (amari) and あんまり (anmari), どぶり (doburi) and どんぶり (donburi).

First attested in 1651.^[1]

• (Tokyo) くろんぼー [kùróńbóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾõ̞mbo̞ː]

黒(くろ)ん坊(ぼう) • (kuronbō) ^{←くろんばう (kuronbau)?}

1. [from 1651] someone with temporarily dark skin, such as due to a suntan or being dirty
2. [from 1712] an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut

   Synonym: 黒穂 (kurobo, literally “black + grain ear”)

3. [from 1764] (derogatory) a black person; a nigger

   Synonym: (not derogatory) 黒人 (kokujin)

4. [from 1775] (theater, kabuki) a role in a later part of a performance, played by someone dressed in black as a stagehand; the person playing such a role

   Synonym: 黒子 (kuroko)

5. [from 1801] a monk dressed in black robes

   Coordinate term: 坊主 (bōzu, “monk”)