フライ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fly.

Pronunciation

• (fly ball):

• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾa̠i]

• (insect, fishing lure, piece of canvas):

• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾa̠i]

Noun

フライ • (furai) 

1. (baseball) fly (fly ball)
2. fly, an insect
3. fly (fishing lure)
4. fly (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent)
5. fly (a strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants)

Synonyms

• (fly ball): 飛(ひ)球(きゅう) (hikyū)
• (insect): 蝿(はえ) (hae)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fry.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾa̠i]

Noun

フライ • (furai) 

1. fried food, such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc

   牡(か)蠣(き)フライ

   kaki furai

   fried oysters

   チキンフライ

   chikin furai

   fried chicken