ポール

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See also: ホール, and ボール

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ポール or ぽーる (pōru

  1. a pole:
    1. [from 1912] a staff or stick
      Synonym: ()
    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

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

Noun

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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

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

Proper noun

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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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 ポール”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  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