papiyon パピヨン

Translation

papiyon means "Butterfly" or "Moth" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
It comes from "Papillon," from French.

Swimming Stroke

batafurai バタフライ generally refers to the Butterfly stroke used in swimming.^[1]

papiyon is normally written with katakana, as パピヨン.
papiyon written with hiragana is ぱぴよん.

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