See also: ビル

Japanese edit

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ビール (bīru): a glass of beer.

Etymology edit

Alternative spelling
麦酒 (rare)

Borrowing from Dutch bier.[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to a text from 1724 with the kanji spelling 麦酒 (literally barley liquor).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ビール (bīru

  1. [from 1724] beer (alcoholic drink made of malt)
    Synonyms: (less common) ビヤー (biyā), (only used in compounds) ビヤ (biya), (only used in compounds) ビア (bia)
    (にっ)(ぽん)麦酒(ビール)
    Nippon Bīru
    Nippon Beer

Usage notes edit

  • Not to be confused with ビル (biru, building).
  • The kanji spelling 麦酒 may be found in certain contexts such as beer labels.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Hakka: 啤露 (pi-lú)
  • Hokkien: 米魯米鲁 (bì-lù / bì-luh / bih-luh)
  • Korean: 비르 (bireu)
  • Jeju: 비르 (bireu)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998) 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 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