グリーク

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ɾʲiːkɯ̟]

Proper noun

グリーク • (Gurīku) 

1. (often in compounds) (something) Greek, of or pertaining to Greece

   Synonyms: ギリシアの (Girishia no), ギリシャの (Girisha no)

   グリークヨーグルト ― gurīku yōguruto ― Greek yogurt

   • 1926, Moritani Nobuo, Seiyō bijutsushi, Kodai kagu hen [Western art history: Ancient furniture edition], page 56:

     グリークのバーズ(vases)が其(そ)の國(くに)の美(び)術(じゅつ)上(うえ)如(い)何(か)なる価(か)値(ち)を有(ゆう)するか,又(また)如(い)何(か)なる用(よう)途(と),製(せい)作(さく)を有(ゆう)したのか、といふ事(こと)は,ここに私(わたし)の述(の)べるまではない。

     Gurīku no bāzu (vases) ga sono kuni no bijutsu ue ikanaru kachi o yūsuru ka, mata ikanaru yōto, seisaku o yūshita no ka, to ifu koto wa, koko ni watashi no noberu made wa nai.

     The value of Greek vases within the country’s fine arts, as well as the variety of their production and use, I cannot fully explain here.

   • 2018 July, “Track the trend fashion news”, in Elle, page 41:

     エンシェント・グリーク・サンダルズにビッグバックルの新(しん)顔(がお)が登(とう)場(じょう)

     Enshento Gurīku sandaruzu ni biggu bakkuru no shingao ga tōjō

     Ancient Greek sandals with big buckles are a new entry

2. (uncommon) a Greek person

   Synonyms: ギリシア人 (Girishia-jin), ギリシャ人 (Girisha-jin)

3. (uncommon) Greek language

   Synonym: ギリシャ語 (Girisha-go)