プトラー

Japanese

This Japanese term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

From Russian Путлер (Putler), in turn from Russian Пу́тин (Pútin, “Putin”) and Ги́тлер (Gítler, “Hitler”). Compare プーチン (Pūchin, “(Vladimir) Putin”), ヒトラー (Hitorā, “(Adolf) Hitler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɯ̟ᵝto̞ɾa̠ː]

Proper noun

プトラー • (Putorā) 

1. (derogatory) Putler (nickname for Vladimir Putin)
   • 2022 March 6, Dmitri Kuzetsov’s sign in English, quotee, “Roshiajin dansei, Pūchin daitōryō wa ‘kenryoku o nigitta Hitorā no yō’ jisaku kanban kakage bokoku taishikan mae de kōgi [Russian man: President Putin “seized power like Hitler”, protesting in front of nation’s embassy]”, in Nikkan Sports‎^[1]:

     プーチン大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)とヒットラーを合(あ)わせた造(ぞう)語(ご)で「プトラーを止(とど)めろ」と書(か)いた自(じ)作(さく)看(かん)板(ばん)を掲(かか)げ、ロシア大(たい)使(し)館(かん)前(まえ)で抗(こう)議(ぎ)活(かつ)動(どう)をするロシア人(じん)男(だん)性(せい)（撮(さつ)影(えい)・寺(てら)沢(さわ)卓(たく)）

     Pūchin daitōryō to Hittorā o awaseta zōgo de “Putorā o todomero” to kaita jisaku kanban o kakage, Roshia taishikan mae de kōgi katsudō o suru Roshiajin dansei (satsuei Terasawa Taku)

     Russian man holding a handmade sign reading “Stop Putler”, a coinage blending President Putin and Hitler, while protesting in front of the Russian Embassy (photo by Terasawa Taku)

   • [2022 March 19, Kitano Yukinori, “‘Pūchin shikkyaku’ wa jikan no mondai ka… [Is ‘Putin’s defeat’ just a matter of time?]”, in Gendai Business‎^[2]:

     ロシアは完(かん)全(ぜん)に孤(こ)立(りつ)し、プーチンは「現(げん)代(だい)のヒトラー」（プトラー）と呼(よ)ばれている。

     Roshia wa kanzen ni koritsu shi, Pūchin wa “gendai no Hitorā” (Putorā) to yobareteiru.

     Russia is completely isolated, and Putin is being called ‘today’s Hitler’ (Putler).]