ホルモン

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Hormon.[1] Relation to the phrase "放(ほう)るもん (hōru mon, literally “things to throw away”)" is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

Noun

ホルモン • (horumon) 

  1. (biology, medicine) hormone
  2. (cooking) offal, pig or cow entrails utilized as food
    Synonyms: もつ (motsu), 臓物 (zōmotsu)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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