ビーバー

Japanese

ビーバー (bībā, “beaver”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ビーバー [bíꜜìbàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [bʲiːba̠ː]

Etymology 1

From English beaver[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

ビーバー (rōmaji bībā)

a beaver (aquatic rodent)
- 1999 February 4, “デーモン・ビーバー [Daemon Beaver]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
  
  悪 (あく)魔 (ま)のツノと翼 (つばさ)を持 (も)つビーバー。どんぐりを投 (な)げつけて攻 (こう)撃 (げき)する。
  Akuma no tsuno to tsubasa o motsu bībā. Donguri o nagetsukete kōgeki suru.
  A beaver with a demonic horn and wings. It attacks by throwing acorns.

Synonyms

海 (かい)狸 (り) (kairi), 海 (うみ)狸 (だぬき) (umidanuki) (rare, possibly obsolete)

Etymology 2

From English Beaver

Proper noun

ビーバー (rōmaji Bībā)

Beaver

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
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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