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ツァー

Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tsar, from Russian царь (carʹ), ultimately from Latin Caesar (a surname).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ツァー • (tsā) 

  1. a czar, a tsar

Usage notes

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The standard Japanese term for czar or tsar is ツァーリ (tsāri).

ツァー (tsā) is used in transliterations of English words or phrases.

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
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