ルレット
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortening of ルーレット (rūretto, “roulette”), ultimately from French roulette (“small wheel”).[1][2]
First cited to a text from 1932.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) ルレット [rúꜜrèttò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) ルレット [rùré'ꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾe̞t̚to̞]
Noun
[edit]- a toy or tool consisting of a toothed wheel on the end of a handle, used to make dotted lines or perforations on paper or cloth
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN