外来語

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外	来	語

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Etymology

Compound of 外来 (gairai, “foreign, coming in from outside”) +‎ 語 (go, “language”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ga̠iɺ̠äigo̞], [ga̠iɺ̠äiŋo̞]

Noun

外来語 (hiragana がいらいご, romaji gairaigo, historical hiragana ぐゎいらいご)

1. a foreign loanword transliterated into Japanese, usually written in katakana

   「ググる」とは外来語だ。

   「ググる」とはがいらいごだ。
   "Guguru" to wa gairaigo da.

   "To google" is a foreign loanword.