karaoke
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: kâ'rē-ōʹkē, IPA(key): /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/
- (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-ō'kā, IPA(key): /kɑːɹɑːˌokeɪ/, /kɑːɹɑːˌokɛ/ (Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [ɑː] vowels, terminal [e̞], approximated by [ɛ] or [eɪ]), and, more commonly, in anglicized form (initial-syllable [æ], terminal [iː]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same adaptation, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.)
Noun
editkaraoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)
- (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
- 1993 March, Michael J. Wagner with John S. Brick, “Using Karaoke in the Classroom”, in Music Educators Journal, volume 79, number 7, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 44:
- The karaoke has been well received by those who frequent the oriental cabaret scene and adopt its particular social behaviors such as conversation, companionship, being seen, and showing off.
- 2006 February 24, Real Time with Bill Maher, season 7, episode 2, Bill Maher (actor):
- American Idol will always have a place in my heart. It's where I met Clay. And what could be more exciting than televised karaoke?
- 2008 December 9, Brian Raftery, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life, Cambridge: Da Capo Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1:
- I was always split on Henley. Then I found out that he doesn’t want people to sing his songs at karaoke. In fact, Henley actually forbids karaoke companies from rerecording songs in his catalog.
- (countable) A karaoke session.
- (countable) A karaoke parlour.
- Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang
- (fitness) An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Welsh: carioci
Translations
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Verb
editkaraoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)
- (intransitive) to perform karaoke
Translations
editSee also
editBasque
editEtymology
editUltimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaraoke inan
Declension
editindefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | karaoke | karaokea | karaokeak |
ergative | karaokek | karaokeak | karaokeek |
dative | karaokeri | karaokeari | karaokeei |
genitive | karaokeren | karaokearen | karaokeen |
comitative | karaokerekin | karaokearekin | karaokeekin |
causative | karaokerengatik | karaokearengatik | karaokeengatik |
benefactive | karaokerentzat | karaokearentzat | karaokeentzat |
instrumental | karaokez | karaokeaz | karaokeez |
inessive | karaoketan | karaokean | karaokeetan |
locative | karaoketako | karaokeko | karaokeetako |
allative | karaoketara | karaokera | karaokeetara |
terminative | karaoketaraino | karaokeraino | karaokeetaraino |
directive | karaoketarantz | karaokerantz | karaokeetarantz |
destinative | karaoketarako | karaokerako | karaokeetarako |
ablative | karaoketatik | karaoketik | karaokeetatik |
partitive | karaokerik | — | — |
prolative | karaoketzat | — | — |
Further reading
edit- “karaoke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Czech
editNoun
editkaraoke n (indeclinable)
- karaoke (singing entertainment)
Further reading
edit- karaoke in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Noun
editkaraoke n (uncountable)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editkaraoke
Esperanto
editEtymology
editFrom karaoko (“karaoke”) + -e.
Adverb
editkaraoke
- in a karaoke manner
- kanti karaoke
- to sing karaoke
- 2005 May, Riitta Hämäläinen, “KEF post kvin jaroj refoje en Finnlando”, in Esperanto en Danio, volume 12, number 2, Dana Esperanto-Asocio, →ISSN:
- “La plej amuza programero estos verŝajne esperanta karaokeo kun la efektiva bando mem – se nur iu kuraĝos karaoke kanti “Ĉu vi pretas” kun Dolchamar”, ridetas Riitta.
- “The most fun event will be, it seems, Esperanto karaoke with the actual band itself – if only someone will have the courage to sing karaoke “Ĉu vi pretas?” with Dolchamar”, smiles Riitta.
Related terms
edit- karaoka (“of or relating to karaoke”)
- karaokejo (“karaoke lounge”)
- karaoki (“to sing karaoke”)
- karaokilo (“karaoke machine”)
Finnish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaraoke
Declension
editInflection of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | karaoke | — | |
genitive | karaoken | — | |
partitive | karaokea | — | |
illative | karaokeen | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | karaoke | — | |
accusative | nom. | karaoke | — |
gen. | karaoken | ||
genitive | karaoken | — | |
partitive | karaokea | — | |
inessive | karaokessa | — | |
elative | karaokesta | — | |
illative | karaokeen | — | |
adessive | karaokella | — | |
ablative | karaokelta | — | |
allative | karaokelle | — | |
essive | karaokena | — | |
translative | karaokeksi | — | |
abessive | karaoketta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “karaoke”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), an abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaraoke (first-person possessive karaokeku, second-person possessive karaokemu, third-person possessive karaokenya)
- karaoke: a form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
- A karaoke session.
Related terms
editJapanese
editRomanization
editkaraoke
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaraoke n (indeclinable)
Further reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Noun
editkaraoke m (plural karaokes) (European Portuguese spelling)
- Alternative form of caraoque
- European Portuguese standard spelling of karaokê.
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaraoke m (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “karaoke”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editNoun
editkaraoke c
Declension
editDeclension of karaoke | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | karaoke | karaoken | — | — |
Genitive | karaokes | karaokens | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- karaokemaskin (“karaoke machine”)
References
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɾaˈʔoke/ [kɐ.ɾɐˈʔoː.xɛ]
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke
Noun
editkaraoke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜃᜒ)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
editNoun
editkaraoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- karaoke in Reverso (Turkish-English)
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- en:Singing
- Basque terms derived from Japanese
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/oke
- Rhymes:Basque/oke/4 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
- eu:Singing
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech indeclinable nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch terms borrowed from Japanese
- Dutch terms derived from Japanese
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Esperanto terms suffixed with -e
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto adverbs
- Esperanto terms with usage examples
- Esperanto terms with quotations
- eo:Singing
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Finnish terms derived from Japanese
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/oke
- Rhymes:Finnish/oke/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with collocations
- Finnish nalle-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Japanese
- Indonesian terms derived from English
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Polish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Polish unadapted borrowings from Japanese
- Polish terms derived from Japanese
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔkɛ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔkɛ/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Businesses
- pl:Entertainment
- pl:Japan
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- European Portuguese forms
- Spanish terms borrowed from English
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Spanish terms derived from Japanese
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oke
- Rhymes:Spanish/oke/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish uncountable nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish slang
- Chilean Spanish
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Japanese
- Tagalog terms derived from Japanese
- Tagalog 4-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oke
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oke/4 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns