スプリング

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) スプリング [sùpúríńgú] (Heiban – [0]) applicable to all senses
• (Tokyo) スプリ​ング [sùpúríꜜǹgù] (Nakadaka – [3]) restricted to the senses of elastic coil and topcoat
• IPA^(key): [sɨ̥ᵝpɯ̟ᵝɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English spring.

Noun

スプリング • (supuringu) 

1. (only in compounds) Spring (season).
2. (only in compounds) Spring (elastic coil).

Synonyms

• (season): 春(はる) (haru), 春(しゅん)季(き), 春(しゅん)期(き) (shunki)
• (elastic coil): 発(ば)条(ね), 弾(ば)機(ね) (bane)

Etymology 2

Clipping of スプリングコート (supuringu kōto, “a topcoat”), wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from spring +‎ coat.

Noun

スプリング • (supuringu) 

1. Clipping of スプリングコート (supuringu kōto).