カラン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kraan (“crane; faucet”).[1][2] Doublet of クレーン (kurēn).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カラン [kàráń] (Heiban – [0])[1][3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

カラン • (karan)

faucet, tap (device attached to a water pipe from which water comes out when opened)

Synonyms

蛇口(じゃぐち) (jaguchi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English carane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

カラン • (karan)

(organic chemistry) carane

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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