キャンディ

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Etymology 1[edit]

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キャンディ (kyandi): various Japanese brands of candy.

Borrowing from English candy.[1][2][3]

Although many dictionaries list キャンデー (kyandē) as the primary spelling,[1][2][3][4][5] the キャンディ (kyandi) spelling actually appears to be much more common in general usage.

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Noun[edit]

キャンディ (kyandi

  1. candy (confection)
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Etymology 2[edit]

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キャンディ (Kyandi): the Kandy city center.

Ultimately from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), apparently borrowed via English Kandy.[2][3]

Proper noun[edit]

キャンディ (Kyandi

  1. the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN