Japanese edit

Etymology edit

From English fjord or probably from Swedish fjord.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

フィヨルド (fiyorudo

  1. (geology) fjord, a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs; fiord (NZ)

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN