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Etymology edit

From English veranda, from Hindi बरामदा (barāmdā), from Portuguese varanda.

Noun edit

ベランダ (beranda

  1. veranda

Usage notes edit

In Japanese, this word is often used to refer to roofed balconies, while バルコニー (barukonī) usually refers to roofless ones.[1]

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  • Eizo, Katsuya (1916 February 12) “ベランダー [veranda]”, in 外来語辞典 [gairaigo dictionary] (in Japanese), 訂増 edition, Tokyo: 二松堂書店 (Futamatsudō shoten), →DOI, page 564:(英)(英)(from English)