ドライバー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English driver.

Pronunciation

(person who drives a vehicle):

• (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráꜜìbàà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

((computing)):

• (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráíbáá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

(screwdriver):

• (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráíbáá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráꜜìbàà] (Nakadaka – [2]) less common
• IPA^(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

Noun

ドライバー • (doraibā) 

1. driver, a person who drives a vehicle
2. (computing) driver, a program acting as interface between an application and hardware
3. screwdriver

Descendants

• → Hakka: 多拉把 (tô-lai-pá, tô-lai-pà, tò-lái-pà)
• → Hokkien: 螺賴把 / 螺赖把 (lo͘-lài-bà)