フライ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fly.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (fly ball):
  • (Tokyo) ライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]
  • (insect, fishing lure, piece of canvas):
  • (Tokyo) [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

フライ (rōmaji furai)

  1. (baseball) fly (fly ball)
  2. fly, an insect
  3. fly (fishing lure)
  4. fly (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent)
  5. fly (a strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fry.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

フライ (rōmaji furai)

  1. fried food, such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc
     () ()フライ
    kaki furai
    fried oysters
    チキンフライ
    chikin furai
    fried chicken

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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