ピント

Japanese

Etymology

From Dutch brandpunt.[1][2][3] Originally borrowed as ブランドピュント (burandopyunto) as listed in the 1861 edition of 写真鏡図説 (Shashinkyō Zusetsu, “The Illustrated Camera”) by Yanagawa Shunsan (1832–1870)[4], and later shortened to just ピント (pinto).

Pronunciation

Noun

ピント (rōmaji pinto)

  1. focus (of a camera lens on something)
    Synonyms: 焦点 (shōten), フォーカス (fōkasu)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1861, Yanagawa Shunsan, 写真鏡図説 (Shashinkyō Zusetsu, “The Illustrated Camera”), text here on left side of left-hand page (accessed 2018-12-13)
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