パーカ

Japanese

Etymology

From English parka.[1][2][3][4]

First cited in 1978.[1]

The meaning has since expanded to include any hooded jacket, including lightweight sweatshirts.

Pronunciation

Noun

パーカ • (pāka) 

  1. [from 1978] parka
  2. [date unknown, after 1978] hoodie

References
  1. “パーカ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. “パーカ”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 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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