カメラ

Ainu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese カメラ, in turn from English camera, ultimately from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”).

Noun

カメラ (Latin spelling kamera)

1. a camera

Japanese

Etymology

From English camera, ultimately from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カメラ [káꜜmèrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) キャメラ [kyáꜜmèrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠me̞ɾa̠]
• IPA^(key): [kʲa̠me̞ɾa̠]

Noun

カメラ • (kamera) 

1. camera
2. video camera
3. movie camera
4. surveillance camera

Synonyms

• (Sino-Japanese): 写真機(しゃしんき) (shashinki)
• (surveillance camera): 監視(かんし)カメラ (kanshikamera), 防犯(ぼうはん)カメラ (bōhankamera)

Descendants

• → Ainu: kamera, カメラ
• → Amis: kamila
• → Hokkien: kha-mé-lah