Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English spike.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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スパイク (supaiku

  1. spike on the bottom of a spike shoe
  2. Ellipsis of スパイクシューズ (spike shoe).
  3. (volleyball) spike

Verb

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スパイクする (supaiku surusuru (stem スパイク (supaikusuru shi), past スパイクした (supaikusuru shita))

  1. (volleyball) to spike

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN