Yamato
English
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈjɑːmətəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editYamato
- (historical) Ancient Japan.
- The museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan.
- Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.
- The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.
- In Japanese society, Koreans are viewed as being of a lower rung on the social ladder compared to Yamato people.
- A male given name from Japanese
- A surname from Japanese.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yamato.
Translations
editancient name for Japan
ethnic group
Noun
editYamato (plural Yamatos or Yamato)
- A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan; by extension, a member of the dominant native ethnic group of Japan.
- 2007, S. Wise Bauer, The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child, →ISBN, page 90:
- When the Guptas were ruling in India and the Tang were ruling in China and the Yamatos were ruling in Japan, no one was ruling in Australia! The people of Australia were nomads.
- One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editNoun
editYamato (first-person possessive Yamatoku, second-person possessive Yamatomu, third-person possessive Yamatonya)
Japanese
editRomanization
editYamato
Portuguese
editProper noun
editYamato m
- (historical) Yamato (ancient Japan)
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