エアコン
Japanese
editEtymology
editAbbreviation of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā), from English air conditioner, with possible influence from British English air-con.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- Clipping of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā, “air conditioner”); an AC
- エアコンが効きすぎる
- eakon ga kikisugiru
- the aircon is too strong
- エアコンが効きすぎる
Synonyms
edit- クーラー (kūrā)
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN