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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A borrowing,[1][2] probably from English Qatar.

Proper noun

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カタール (Katāru

  1. Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

See also

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Etymology 2

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Borrowing from German Katal.

Noun

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カタール (katāru

  1. katal (in the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second)

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