オータム

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English autumn.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) オ​ータム [óꜜòtàmù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːta̠mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

オータム • (ōtamu) 

  1. (only in compounds) autumn, fall

Usage notes

Generally only used in English-style compounds, when a writer or speaker is deliberately invoking associations with the English language. In other contexts, 秋 (aki) is used.

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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