オアシス

Japanese

Etymology

From English oasis.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) オアシス [óꜜàshìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) オアシス [òáꜜshìsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞a̠ɕi̥sɨ]

Noun

オアシス • (oashisu) 

1. an oasis (well surrounded by fertile region)
   • 1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 280:

     わたしはいまどこを歩(ある)いているのだろう　オアシスどころか一(いっ)本(ぽん)の草(くさ)木(き)にもお目(め)にかかれぬとは……

     Watashi wa ima doko o aruite iru no darō Oashisu dokoro ka ippon no kusaki ni mo o-me ni kakarenu to wa……

     Where the hell do I go now? I haven’t seen even a hint of vegetation for forever, let alone an oasis…