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猶太
猶太
See also: 犹太
Chinese
as if; still | too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
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trad. (猶太) | 猶 | 太 | |
simp. (犹太) | 犹 | 太 |
Adjective
猶太
Derived terms
Proper noun
猶太
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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猶 | 太 |
ゆ Grade: S |
たい > だや Grade: 2 |
Irregular |
Etymology
From Latin Iūdaea.[1][2][3] Alternatively, originally from Dutch Judea,[4] followed by a later shift in pronunciation likely influenced by the ultimate Latin etymon Iūdaea.
The spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), from Chinese 猶太.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
猶太 (katakana ユダヤ, romaji Yudaya)
References
- ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
- 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
- ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3