メーデー

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English mayday, from French m'aider.

Noun

メーデー • (mēdē)

mayday

Etymology 2

From English May Day.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) メーデー [méꜜèdèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞ːde̞ː]

Proper noun

メーデー • (Mēdē)

May Day, International Workers' Day
- 1922, Isamu Ōba, “Listen! Workers of the World!”:
  
  聞(き)け万(ばん)国(こく)の労(ろう)働(どう)者(しゃ)
  とどろきわたるメーデーの
  kike bankoku no rōdōsha
  todo ro kiwa taru mēdē no
  Listen! Workers of the world!
  This is the roar of May Day!

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN