エアコン
Japanese
Etymology
Abbreviation of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā), from English air conditioner.[1][2] There are two possible origins:
- A borrowing from British English air-con, itself an abbreviation of air conditioner/air conditioning.
- Wasei-eigo, with the resemblance to British English air-con being coincidental.
Pronunciation
Noun
エアコン • (eakon)
- clipping of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā, “air conditioner”); an AC
- エアコンが効きすぎる
- eakon ga kikisugiru
- the aircon is too strong
- エアコンが効きすぎる
Synonyms
- クーラー (kūrā)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN