つぼ型がた

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

urn-shaped; bulb-shaped; pot-shaped

Describes something shaped like a traditional pot or urn: wide in the middle and narrower at the top and bottom. Often used in compound nouns like つぼ型の花瓶 (urn-shaped vase).

• この花か瓶びんはつぼ型がたで、真まん中なかがふくらんでいる。

  This vase is urn-shaped, bulging in the middle.

• つぼ型がたの容よう器きに花はなを生いける。

  I arrange flowers in an urn-shaped container.