イクラ

See also: いくら

Japanese

Etymology

Ikura on a sushi roll

Borrowed from Russian икра́ (ikrá, “fish eggs, caviar”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) イクラ [ìkúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]

(Tokyo) イクラ [íꜜkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]

IPA^(key): [ikɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

イクラ (rōmaji ikura)

Salmon eggs, caviar.

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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