デルタ

Japanese

Etymology

From English delta or learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) デルタ [déꜜrùtà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [de̞ɾɯ̟ᵝta̠]

Noun

デルタ (rōmaji deruta)

delta
Synonym of 三角州 (sankakusu, “delta”) (landform at the mouth of a river)
difference between two values

See also

ガンマ (ganma)
エプシロン (epushiron)
ディー (dī)

References

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

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