ランプ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch lamp,[1][3][4][5][6], later reinforced by English lamp.[1][2][4][5][7]

Alternative forms

Noun

ランプ (rōmaji ranpu)

  1. a lamp, especially a western-style oil lamp
    石 (せき)油 (ゆ)ランプ
    sekiyu ranpu
    an oil lamp
    • 1999 August 26, “ランプの魔ま精せい・ラ・ジーン [La Jeen, the Magical Genie of the Lamp]”, in Booster 4, Konami:
      呼 (よ)び出 (だ)した主 (しゅ)人 (じん)の言 (い)うことを、何 (なん)でも聞 (き)いてくれるランプの精 (せい)。
      Yobidashita shujin no iu koto o, nan de mo kiite kureru ranpu no sei.
      This genie of the lamp listens to whatever master who summons him.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English ramp.[1][2][5][6][7]

Noun

ランプ (rōmaji ranpu)

  1. a ramp (inclined surface)
  2. Clipping of ランプウェー (ranpuwē, “rampway”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English rump.[1][5][6][7]

Noun

ランプ (rōmaji ranpu)

  1. rump (a cut of meat from the rump of an animal)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  5. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  6. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  7. 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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