ポール

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See also: ホール and ボール

Japanese[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English pole.[1][2][3][4][5] First cited to 1908.[4]

Noun[edit]

ポール or ぽーる • (pōru) 

  1. a pole:
    1. [from 1912] a staff or stick
      Synonym: 棒 (bō)
    2. [date unknown] a power pole
      Synonym: 電柱 (denchū)
    3. [date unknown] an electric or magnetic pole
      Synonyms: 電極 (denkyoku, “electric pole”), 極点 (kyokuten, “magnetic pole”)
    4. [from 1908] a surveying pole, a ranging rod, traditionally round with alternating white and black bands
      Synonym: 測桿 (sokkan)
    5. [from 1918] a pole extending from the roof of an electric bus or trolley, connecting to the overhead power line
      Synonym: トロリーポール (tororī pōru)
    6. [date unknown] an imperial and US unit of length: the rod, pole, or perch
      Synonyms: ロッド (roddo), ペルチ (peruchi)
    7. [date unknown] an imperial and US unit of area: the square rod or square perch
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English poll.[5] Date of first usage is currently unknown.

Noun[edit]

ポール • (pōru) 

  1. (rare) a poll
    Synonyms: 世論調査 (seron chōsa, literally “popular opinion survey”), 世論調査票 (seron chōsa hyō, the form used for such a survey), 投票 (tōhyō, literally “casting a vote”)
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Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowing as a transliteration, from various English or French names.

Proper noun[edit]

ポール • (Pōru) 

  1. A transliteration of the English or French male given name Paul
  2. A transliteration of the English surname Pall
  3. A transliteration of the Dutch surname Poel
  4. A transliteration of the German surname Pohl
  5. A transliteration of the French female given name Paule
  6. A transliteration of the Dutch male given name Pol
  7. A transliteration of the English surname Pole
  8. Port (from French)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “ポール”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “ポール”, in デジタル大辞泉‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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