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ウクレレ (ukurere): a Martin ukulele from 1930.

Etymology

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Borrowed from American English ukulele,[1] ultimately from Hawaiian ʻukulele.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ウクレレ (ukurere

  1. (music) a ukulele

References

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