ビール

See also: ビル

Japanese

ビール (bīru): a glass of beer.

Alternative forms

麦酒 (rare)
ビア
ビヤ

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch bier.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ビール [bíꜜìrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][5][6]
IPA^(key): [bʲiːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ビール (rōmaji bīru)

beer (alcoholic drink made of malt)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with ビル (biru, “building”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

ビールジョッキ (bīru jokki, “(large) beer mug or stein”)
ビール券 (けん) (bīru-ken, “gift certificate for buying beer”)
瓶 (びん)ビール (bin bīru, “bottled beer”)
缶 (かん)ビール (kan-bīru, “canned beer”)
生 (なま)ビール (nama-bīru, “draft beer”)
ビール腹 (ばら) (bīru-bara, “beer belly”)

Descendants

→ Hakka: 啤露 (pi-lú)
→ Min Nan: bì-lù, bì-luh, bih-luh

References

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
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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