ファミコン

Japanese

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of ファミリーコンピューター (famirī konpyūtā), a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from family +‎ computer.

Pronunciation

Noun

ファミコン • (famikon) 

  1. A Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo)

Descendants

  • → English: Famicom

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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