ブックエンド

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bookend.[1][2]

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) ブックエ​ンド [bùkkúéꜜǹdò] (Nakadaka – [4])[3]
    • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝk̚kɯ̟ᵝẽ̞ndo̞]

    Noun

    ブックエンド • (bukkuendo) 

    1. a bookend, a pair of bookends

    Synonyms
    • 本(ほん)立(だ)て (hondate)

    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. 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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