スケール

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スケ​ール [sùkéꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝke̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English scale, from Latin scāla.

Noun

スケール • (sukēru) 

  1. (music) scale (series of notes)
  2. scale, scope, degree

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English scale, from Old French escale, from Frankish and/or Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō.[3][1]

Noun

スケール • (sukēru) 

  1. scale, a buildup of calcium deposits from water

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English scale, from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Noun

スケール • (sukēru) 

  1. scale or balance, a device for measuring weight

Derived terms
  • スケールメリット (sukēru meritto)
  • スケールモデル (sukēru moderu)
  • スケールダウン (sukēru daun)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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