キープ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ープ [kíꜜìpù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲiːpɯ̟]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English keep.

Noun

キープ • (kīpu

  1. keeping, holding, making sure of
  2. keep (main tower of a castle or fortress)

Verb

キープする • (kīpu surusuru (stem キープ (kīpu shi), past キープした (kīpu shita))

  1. to keep, to hold, to make sure of
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lao ກີບ (kīp).

Noun

キープ • (kīpu

  1. kip (unit of currency in Laos)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish quipu.

Noun

キープ • (kīpu

  1. quipu