パイ

See also: ハイ, バイ, and Appendix:Variations of "pai"

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English pie.[1][2][3]

Noun

パイ (rōmaji pai)

  1. a pie (type of pastry)

Etymology 2

From English pi,[1][2] from Latin pi, from Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî).

Noun

パイ (rōmaji pai)

  1. Alternative form of ピー (pī, “pi”) (letter of Greek alphabet)
  2. (mathematics) Synonym of 円周率 (enshūritsu, “pi”)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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