スプーン

Japanese

スプーン (supūn): a spoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon.[1][2]

First attested in 1860.[3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーン [sùpúꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝpɯ̟̃ᵝːɴ]

Noun

スプーン (supūn)  (counter )

  1. [from 1860] spoon
    スプーン()い。
    Supūn wa nai.
    There is no spoon.

Usage notes

The term スプーン (supūn) is generally reserved for the western-style utensil. The flat-bottomed Asian-style soup spoon is not called a スプーン (supūn).

Synonyms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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