バイオリン
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from English violin.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ヴァイオリン (vaiorin)
Noun[edit]
バイオリン (rōmaji baiorin)
Usage notes[edit]
The ヴァイオリン (vaiorin) spelling is less common, in part because the /v/ sound does not exist in native Japanese terms, and many Japanese speakers find this difficult to pronounce.
Synonyms[edit]
- 提琴 (teikin)
References[edit]
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
