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See also: Karaoke, karaoké, and karaokê

English

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Karaoke in an Irish pub

Etymology

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    Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (から) (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

    Pronunciation

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    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (US) enPR: kâ'rē-ōʹkē, (without the Marymarrymerry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/
    • (Marymarrymerry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkɛɹ.iˈoʊ.ki/
    • (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-ō'kā, IPA(key): /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkeɪ/, /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkɛ/ (Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [ɑː] vowels, terminal [e̞] approximated by [ɛ] or [eɪ]), and, more commonly, in anglicized form (initial-syllable [æ], terminal [iː]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same adaptation, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.)

    Noun

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    karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)

    1. (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
      • 1993 March, Michael J. Wagner with John S. Brick, “Using Karaoke in the Classroom”, in Music Educators Journal, volume 79, number 7, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 44:
        The karaoke has been well received by those who frequent the oriental cabaret scene and adopt its particular social behaviors such as conversation, companionship, being seen, and showing off.
      • 2006 February 24, Real Time with Bill Maher, season 7, episode 2, Bill Maher (actor):
        American Idol will always have a place in my heart. It's where I met Clay. And what could be more exciting than televised karaoke?
      • 2008 December 9, Brian Raftery, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life, Cambridge: Da Capo Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1:
        I was always split on Henley. Then I found out that he doesn’t want people to sing his songs at karaoke. In fact, Henley actually forbids karaoke companies from rerecording songs in his catalog.
      • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 22 March 2022:
        A country that's enriched the world with sushi, karaoke and manga, Japan has many devotees, especially among gamers and geeks.
    2. (countable) A karaoke session.
    3. (countable) A karaoke parlour.
      Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang
    4. (exercise) An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Welsh: carioci

    Translations

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    Verb

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    karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)

    1. (intransitive) to perform karaoke

    Translations

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    Basque

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /kaɾaoke/ [ka.ɾa.o.ke]
    • Rhymes: -oke, -e
    • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

    Noun

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    karaoke inan

    1. karaoke
    2. karaoke bar

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • karaoke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

    Catalan

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    Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ca

    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), probably via Spanish.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    karaoke m (plural karaokes)

    1. karaoke
    2. karaoke machine
      Synonym: màquina de karaoke
    3. karaoke bar
      Synonym: bar de karaoke

    Further reading

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    Czech

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    Noun

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    karaoke n (indeclinable)

    1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

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    Dutch

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    Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia nl

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /kaːraːˈoːkə/, [kaːraːˈʔoːkə]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

    Noun

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    karaoke n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. karaoke

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    karaoke

    1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of karaoken

    Esperanto

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    Etymology

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      From karaoko (karaoke) + -e.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /karaˈoke/
      • Rhymes: -oke
      • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

      Adverb

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      karaoke

      1. in a karaoke manner
        kanti karaoke
        to sing karaoke
        • 2004 July 9, Tani Hiroyuki, “Re: Asia esperanto”, in soc.culture.esperanto[2] (Usenet), message-ID <cclltn$j17$1@nwall2.odn.ne.jp>:
          Se vi ŝatas kanti karaoke, vi estas karaokulo.
          If you like to sing karaoke, you are a ‘karaoke-er’.
        • 2005 May, Riitta Hämäläinen, “KEF post kvin jaroj refoje en Finnlando”, in Esperanto en Danio, volume 12, number 2, Dana Esperanto-Asocio, →ISSN:
          “La plej amuza programero estos verŝajne esperanta karaokeo kun la efektiva bando mem – se nur iu kuraĝos karaoke kanti “Ĉu vi pretas” kun Dolchamar”, ridetas Riitta.
          “The most fun event will be, it seems, Esperanto karaoke with the actual band itself – if only someone will have the courage to sing karaoke “Ĉu vi pretas?” with Dolchamar”, smiles Riitta.
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      Finnish

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrɑoke/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌo̞k̟e̞]
      • Rhymes: -oke
      • Syllabification(key): ka‧ra‧o‧ke
      • Hyphenation(key): ka‧rao‧ke

      Noun

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      karaoke

      1. karaoke (form of entertainment)
        laulaa karaokeato karaoke

      Declension

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      Inflection of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
      nominative karaoke
      genitive karaoken
      partitive karaokea
      illative karaokeen
      singular plural
      nominative karaoke
      accusative nom. karaoke
      gen. karaoken
      genitive karaoken
      partitive karaokea
      inessive karaokessa
      elative karaokesta
      illative karaokeen
      adessive karaokella
      ablative karaokelta
      allative karaokelle
      essive karaokena
      translative karaokeksi
      abessive karaoketta
      instructive
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative karaokeni
      accusative nom. karaokeni
      gen. karaokeni
      genitive karaokeni
      partitive karaokeani
      inessive karaokessani
      elative karaokestani
      illative karaokeeni
      adessive karaokellani
      ablative karaokeltani
      allative karaokelleni
      essive karaokenani
      translative karaokekseni
      abessive karaokettani
      instructive
      comitative
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative karaokesi
      accusative nom. karaokesi
      gen. karaokesi
      genitive karaokesi
      partitive karaokeasi
      inessive karaokessasi
      elative karaokestasi
      illative karaokeesi
      adessive karaokellasi
      ablative karaokeltasi
      allative karaokellesi
      essive karaokenasi
      translative karaokeksesi
      abessive karaokettasi
      instructive
      comitative
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative karaokemme
      accusative nom. karaokemme
      gen. karaokemme
      genitive karaokemme
      partitive karaokeamme
      inessive karaokessamme
      elative karaokestamme
      illative karaokeemme
      adessive karaokellamme
      ablative karaokeltamme
      allative karaokellemme
      essive karaokenamme
      translative karaokeksemme
      abessive karaokettamme
      instructive
      comitative
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative karaokenne
      accusative nom. karaokenne
      gen. karaokenne
      genitive karaokenne
      partitive karaokeanne
      inessive karaokessanne
      elative karaokestanne
      illative karaokeenne
      adessive karaokellanne
      ablative karaokeltanne
      allative karaokellenne
      essive karaokenanne
      translative karaokeksenne
      abessive karaokettanne
      instructive
      comitative
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative karaokensa
      accusative nom. karaokensa
      gen. karaokensa
      genitive karaokensa
      partitive karaokeaan
      karaokeansa
      inessive karaokessaan
      karaokessansa
      elative karaokestaan
      karaokestansa
      illative karaokeensa
      adessive karaokellaan
      karaokellansa
      ablative karaokeltaan
      karaokeltansa
      allative karaokelleen
      karaokellensa
      essive karaokenaan
      karaokenansa
      translative karaokekseen
      karaokeksensa
      abessive karaokettaan
      karaokettansa
      instructive
      comitative

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      Anagrams

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      Indonesian

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      Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia id

      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), an abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ka.ra.o.ke/
      • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ké

      Noun

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      karaoke (uncountable)

      1. karaoke: a form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music
      2. a karaoke session
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      Italian

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      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).[1]

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ka.raˈɔ.ke/[2]
        • Rhymes: -ɔke
        • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧ò‧ke
      • IPA(key): (careful style) /kaˈra.o.ke/[2]
        • Rhymes: -aoke
        • Hyphenation: ka‧rà‧o‧ke

      Noun

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      karaoke m (invariable)

      1. karaoke

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      References

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      1. ^ karaoke”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
      2. 2.0 2.1 karaoke in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

      Japanese

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      Romanization

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      karaoke

      1. Rōmaji transcription of カラオケ

      Polish

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      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ka.raˈɔ.kɛ/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɔkɛ
      • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

      Noun

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      karaoke n (indeclinable)

      1. karaoke (form of entertainment)
      2. karaoke pub

      Further reading

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      • karaoke”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • karaoke”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[5] (in Polish)

      Portuguese

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      Pronunciation

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      • Rhymes: -e, -ɔkɨ
      • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

      Noun

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      karaoke m (plural karaokes)

      1. alternative form of karaokê
        • 2009 December 10, Arthur Veríssimo, “Eu como uma deusa”, in Revista Trip[6]:
          Nosso repórter excepcional convida o roqueiro Serguei, já quase seu assistente oficial, para uma tarde de karaoke com a diva Rosana, em plena Feira de São Cristóvão, no Rio.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        • 2018 June 2, Arthur Veríssimo, “'Anima Jampa' com MC Guimê e youtubers em João Pessoa começa neste sábado”, in G1[7]:
          Além das atrações convidadas, o evento também tem atividades para o público presente, como campeonatos de games, karaoke, concurso de dança K-POP e cosplay, exposição e venda de ilustrações e quadrinhos, espaço para desenvolvedores independentes de aplicativos e games e também estandes de vendas de itens de cultura pop.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        • 2020 September 8, Tony Aiex, “Spotify estaria desenvolvendo uma nova função de Karaoke”, in TMDQA![8]:
          De acordo com engenheira de software, Spotify trabalha em função de Karaoke que teria nível dos vocais da canção ajustável pelo usuário.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        • 2021 January 27, Liliana Carona, “Farto do confinamento? Emigrante português faz sessões de karaoke online”, in Rádio Renascença[9]:
          Não fazia ideia daquilo, era tão agradável com jogos de futebol, karaokes, era um dia em que esquecíamos tudo.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        • 2023 August 28, Nicolas Tavares, “Seres terá SUV híbrido com 1.100 km de autonomia no Brasil”, in Motor1.com[10]:
          Com 5 metros de comprimento, tem espaço para seis passageiros e até karaoke integrado à multimídia
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        • 2024 November 25, Eduardo Oliveira, “Dos palcos do karaoke ao “The Voice”: o repetente Gonçalo Lopes está a fazer sucesso”, in NiT[11]:
          A paixão pela música cresceu nos bares de karaoke que frequentava com os pais, quase sempre por sua insistência.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)

      Usage notes

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      See notes at karaokê.

      Further reading

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      Romanian

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      Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia ro

      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

      Noun

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      karaoke n (uncountable)

      1. karaoke

      Spanish

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      Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (から) (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈoke/ [ka.ɾaˈo.ke]
      • Rhymes: -oke
      • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

      Noun

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      karaoke m (uncountable)

      1. karaoke
        • 2021 April 26, John Malathronas, “¿Cuáles son los idiomas más fáciles (y difíciles) de aprender para los hablantes nativos de inglés?”, in CNN en Español[12], archived from the original on 30 July 2021:
          Japón, un país que ha enriquecido al mundo con el sushi, el karaoke y el manga, tiene muchos devotos, especialmente entre los fanáticos de los videojuegos y los geeks.
          Japan, a country that has enriched the world with sushi, karaoke and manga, has many devotees, especially among video game fanatics and geeks.
      2. karaoke machine
      3. karaoke bar
      4. (slang, Chile) fellatio

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      Swedish

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      Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Noun

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      karaoke c

      1. karaoke
        sjunga karaoke
        sing karaoke

      Declension

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      Declension of karaoke
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite karaoke karaokes
      definite karaoken karaokens
      plural indefinite
      definite

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      Tagalog

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (から) (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        karaoke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜃᜒ)

        1. karaoke
        2. karaoke machine
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        Further reading

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        • karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

        Turkish

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        Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia tr

        Noun

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        karaoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)

        1. karaoke

        Declension

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        Declension of karaoke
        singular plural
        nominative karaoke karaokeler
        definite accusative karaokeyi karaokeleri
        dative karaokeye karaokelere
        locative karaokede karaokelerde
        ablative karaokeden karaokelerden
        genitive karaokenin karaokelerin
        Possessive forms
        nominative
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokem karaokelerim
        2nd singular karaoken karaokelerin
        3rd singular karaokesi karaokeleri
        1st plural karaokemiz karaokelerimiz
        2nd plural karaokeniz karaokeleriniz
        3rd plural karaokeleri karaokeleri
        definite accusative
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokemi karaokelerimi
        2nd singular karaokeni karaokelerini
        3rd singular karaokesini karaokelerini
        1st plural karaokemizi karaokelerimizi
        2nd plural karaokenizi karaokelerinizi
        3rd plural karaokelerini karaokelerini
        dative
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokeme karaokelerime
        2nd singular karaokene karaokelerine
        3rd singular karaokesine karaokelerine
        1st plural karaokemize karaokelerimize
        2nd plural karaokenize karaokelerinize
        3rd plural karaokelerine karaokelerine
        locative
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokemde karaokelerimde
        2nd singular karaokende karaokelerinde
        3rd singular karaokesinde karaokelerinde
        1st plural karaokemizde karaokelerimizde
        2nd plural karaokenizde karaokelerinizde
        3rd plural karaokelerinde karaokelerinde
        ablative
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokemden karaokelerimden
        2nd singular karaokenden karaokelerinden
        3rd singular karaokesinden karaokelerinden
        1st plural karaokemizden karaokelerimizden
        2nd plural karaokenizden karaokelerinizden
        3rd plural karaokelerinden karaokelerinden
        genitive
        singular plural
        1st singular karaokemin karaokelerimin
        2nd singular karaokenin karaokelerinin
        3rd singular karaokesinin karaokelerinin
        1st plural karaokemizin karaokelerimizin
        2nd plural karaokenizin karaokelerinizin
        3rd plural karaokelerinin karaokelerinin

        Yilan Creole

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        Etymology

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        Derived from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke, karaoke)

        Noun

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        karaoke

        1. karaoke

        References

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        • 真田信治 [Shinji Sanada] (2015), “宜蘭クレオールにおけるsound substitutionについて [On the sound substitution of Yilan Creole]”, in 奈良大学紀要 [Memoirs of Nara University]‎[13] (in Japanese), number 43