ギャル

Japanese

ギャル (gyaru): two gyaru in Tokyo.

Etymology

Borrowed from American English gal[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ギャル [gyáꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ギャル (rōmaji gyaru)

a gyaru (girl or young woman, especially one participating in various subcultures in Japan)

See also

コギャル (kogyaru, “kogal”)
ガール (gāru, “girl”)

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

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