Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pattern +‎ -er.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

パタンナー (patannā

  1. patternmaker (someone who makes patterns of clothing etc. for manufacturing)
    Synonym: パターン・メーカー (patān mēkā)
    • 1996, Kōjunsha, Zenkoku senmon senshū kakushu gakkō kaido Heisei 9 nen ban [Nationwide guide to specialist and vocational schools, 1997 edition], page 354:
      ファッション()(もん)(よう)(ふく)づくりの(しん)(ぞう)()・パタンメーキングのためCAD(キャド)(へい)(よう)(じん)(ざい)(よう)(せい)パタンナー()」と「デザイナー()」を(せっ)()
      Fasshon bumon wa yōfukuzukuri no shinzōbu patan mēkingu no tame kyado heiyō no jinzai yōsei “patannā ka” to “dezainā ka” o setchi.
      The fashion department has established a “pattern maker course” and a “designer course” to teach fundamentals of clothing manufacture and pattern-making skills using CAD.
    • 2009, Iwasaki Takeyuki, Saishin apareru gyōkai no dōkō to karakuri ga yōku wakaru hon [Understanding well the techniques of the contemporary apparel business], page 86:
      パタンナーはデザイナーの(かげ)(かく)れてあまり()()(そん)(ざい)ではありません。しかし、(ちょ)(めい)なブランドや(ゆう)(めい)デザイナーには(かなら)ずと()っていいほど(うで)()パタンナー(そん)(ざい)します。
      Patannā wa dezainā no kage ni kakurete amari medatsu sonzai de wa arimasen. Shikashi, chomei na burando ya yūmei dezainā ni wa kanarazu to itte ii hodo ude no yoi patannā ga sonzai shimasu.
      The pattern maker is relatively inconspicuous, hidden in the shadow of the designer. But all well-known brands or famous designers will swear by the need for a skilled pattern maker.
    • 2017, Dorīmu wāku chōsakai, Oshigoto gāru [Job girl], page 196:
      ファッションデザイナーが()いたデザイン()をもとに、(じっ)(さい)(よう)(ふく)(つく)るための(かた)(がみ)(パターン)を(つく)るのがパタンナー
      Fasshon dezainā ga kaita dezain ga o moto ni, jissai ni yōfuku o tsukuru tame no katagami (patān) o tsukuru no ga patannā.
      The one who turns design sketches that a fashion designer draws into forms (patterns) to produce actual clothes is the pattern maker.
  2. patterner

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References edit

  1. ^ パタンナー”, in デジタル大辞泉[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ 2005, ルミナス和英辞典 (Luminous Japanese-English Dictionary), Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha