スーパー

Japanese

Etymology

From English super, super-, from Latin super, super- (literally “over, over-”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ス​ーパー [súꜜùpàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝːpa̠ː]

Prefix

スーパー (rōmaji sūpā-)

  1. super-

Noun

スーパー (rōmaji sūpā)

  1. Clipping of スーパーマーケット (sūpāmāketto, “supermarket”).
    • 2013 April 7 [Dec 9 2012], ONE; Murata, Yusuke, “11撃げき目め　強つよさの秘ひ訣けつ [11th Hit: Key to Power]”, in ONEPUNCH-MAN【ワンパンマン】 [ONE-PUNCH MAN], volume 2 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 86:
      今 (きょ)日 (う)がスーパーの特 (とく)売 (ばい)日 (び)じゃねーか
      Kyō ga sūpā no tokubaibi ja nē ka
      Isn’t today the supermarket’s special sale day⁉
  2. Clipping of スーパーインポーズ (sūpāinpōzu, “superimposed captions”).
  3. Short for スーパー受信機 (sūpā jushinki).

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