ペット
Japanese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]
Noun edit
- a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
Synonyms edit
- 愛玩動物 (aigan dōbutsu)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- オナペット (onapetto, “object of fantasy during masturbation”)
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, “trumpet”).[1]
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]
Noun edit
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
- ペットボトル
- petto botoru
- a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
- ペットボトル
Usage notes edit
This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ↑ 3.0 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
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN