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バイト

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 バイト on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Clipping of アルバイト (arubaito),[1][2][3] from German Arbeit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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バイト (baito

  1. [from 1959] Clipping of アルバイト (arubaito, part-time job).

Etymology 2

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 バイト (情報) on Japanese Wikipedia

Borrowed from English byte.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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バイト (baito

  1. [from 1968] (computing) byte

Etymology 3

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 バイト (工具) on Japanese Wikipedia

From Dutch beitel,[3] English bit or English bite.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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バイト (baito

  1. [from 1937] a tool bit

Etymology 4

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From English bite.[2][3]

Noun

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バイト (baito

  1. the act of biting or chewing
  2. the act of interlocking or fastening something (e.g. gears, fastener, etc.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 バイト”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 バイト”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN