オータム

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English autumn.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) オータム [óꜜòtàmù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːta̠mɯ̟]

Noun

オータム • (ōtamu) 

  1. (only in compounds) autumn, fall

Usage notes

Generally only used in English-style compounds, when a writer or speaker is deliberately invoking associations with the English language. In other contexts, 秋 (aki) is used.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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