ピアノ

Japanese

Etymology

From Italian piano,[1] possibly via English piano.[2] Some sources derive this as a clipping of ピアノフォルテ (pianoforute, “pianoforte”),[3] itself borrowed from Italian pianoforte.[3][1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ピアノ [pìánó] (Heiban – [0])[1][4]
IPA^(key): [pʲia̠no̞]

Noun

ピアノ (rōmaji piano)

(music) a piano

See also

グランドピアノ (gurando piano)
アップライトピアノ (appuraito piano)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third 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, 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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