オランウータン

Japanese

Etymology

From English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) オランウ​ータン [òráń'úꜜùtàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾã̠ɰ̃ɯ̟ᵝːtã̠ɴ]

Noun

オランウータン (rōmaji oran'ūtan)

  1. an orangutan
    Synonym: 猩猩 (shōjō)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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