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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English scale, from Latin scāla.

Noun edit

スケール (sukēru

  1. (music) scale (series of notes)
  2. scale, scope, degree

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English scale, from Old French escale, from Frankish and/or Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō.[3][1]

Noun edit

スケール (sukēru

  1. scale, a buildup of calcium deposits from water

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from English scale, from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Noun edit

スケール (sukēru

  1. scale or balance, a device for measuring weight

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN