ベルベット
Japanese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English velvet.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
- ビロード (birōdo)
Usage notes
Both (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese-derived ビロード (birōdo) and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English-derived ベルベット (berubetto) appear to be in common use in modern Japanese. ベルベット seems to be somewhat more common.
The term ベルベット might also be used more often to refer to velvet made from silk.[3]
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN