ボトルシップ

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ボトルシップ (botoru shippu): a ship in a bottle.

Etymology

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Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from bottle +‎ ship,[1][2] apparently as a pseudo-translation of English ship in a bottle. Possibly influenced by German Buddelschiff (literally bottle ship).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) トルシップ [bòtórú shíꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞to̞ɾɯ̟ ɕip̚pɯ̟]

Noun

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ボトルシップ (botoru shippu

  1. a ship in a bottle

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN