ラバウル

Japanese

Etymology

From Tolai Rabaul (“Rabaul”, literally “the mangrove”), sometime before its occupation by Japan during World War II.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ラバ​ウル [ràbáꜜùrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ba̠ɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

ラバウル • (Rabauru) 

1. Rabaul (a township in Papua New Guinea)

   『ラバウル小(こ)唄(うた)』 ― “Rabauru Kōta” ― "Rabaul Ballad" (1945)

   『さらばラバウル』 ― “Saraba Rabauru” ― Farewell Rabaul (1954)