ポタポタ
potapota

Suru Verb
To-Adverb

1. dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

Onomatopoeia
パイプから みずがぽたぽた ちているのが こえるでしょ。
paipukara mizuga potapota ochite iru noga kikoerudesho.
You can hear the water dripping from the pipe.
がくから あせがぼたぼた ちていた。
gakukara asega botabota ochite ita.
The sweat was dripping off my brow.
Suru Verb
To-Adverb

2. wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.)

Onomatopoeia
Applies to ぼたぼたボタボタ
To-Adverb

3. (moving) slowly

Archaic
Onomatopoeia
Applies to ぼたぼたボタボタ
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