メタン
Japanese
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Methan.[1][2][3] Listed as a borrowing from English methane by some sources,[3][4] but this seems less likely considering the phonology.
First cited to a text from 1914.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [from 1914] (organic chemistry) methane
Synonyms
[edit]- メタンガス (metan gasu)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN