Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cushion, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (seat pad), from Latin coxa (hip, thigh), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (joint).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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クッション (kusshon

  1. cushion

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN