ブルマ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ブ​ルマ [búꜜrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ブル​マ [bùrúꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

ブルマ • (buruma) 

1. Alternative form of ブルマー (burumā, “bloomers”) (type of gym shorts particularly for schoolgirls)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch Bruma.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ブ​ルマ [búꜜrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Proper noun

ブルマ • (Buruma) 

1. A transliteration of the Dutch surname Bruma
2. a Dutch surname: the pen-name of Dutch-British author Ian Buruma