See also: ヘッド and ベッド

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Etymology 1 edit

 
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Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]

Noun edit

ペット (petto

  1. a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
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Etymology 2 edit

Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, trumpet).[1]

Noun edit

ペット (petto

  1. Clipping of トランペット (trumpet).

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]

Noun edit

ペット (petto

  1. PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
    ペットボトル
    petto botoru
    a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
Usage notes edit

This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN