メタン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Methan.[1][2][3] Listed as a borrowing from English methane by some sources,[3][4] but this seems less likely considering the phonology.

First cited to a text from 1914.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) メタン [méꜜtàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [me̞tã̠ɴ]

Noun

メタン • (metan)

[from 1914] (organic chemistry) methane

Synonyms

メタンガス (metan gasu)

Derived terms

メタン系炭化水素(けいたんかすいそ) (metan-kei tanka suiso, “alkane”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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