オランダ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
和蘭 (obsolete) 阿蘭陀 (obsolete) 和蘭陀 (obsolete)

Etymology

From Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”).[1][2][3][4] Note that some sources[1][3][4] give the erroneous Portuguese source spelling as Olanda (which is actually Italian), likely because the Portuguese h is silent. Compare Chinese 荷蘭 of the same meaning.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) オランダ [òráńdá] (Heiban – [0])[5][6]
IPA^(key): [o̞ɾã̠nda̠]
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Proper noun

オランダ • (Oranda)

the Netherlands
- 2002 September 17, Katou, Motohiro, “Saiyaku no Otoko [Bummer Guy]”, in Q.E.D. Shōmei Shūryō [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 89:
  待(ま)てよ！これは本(ほん)当(とう)にオランダの船(ふね)か？船(ふね)についてる旗(はた)　あれはオランダの国(こっ)旗(き)じゃないぞ‼
  Mate yo! Kore wa hontō ni Oranda no fune ka? Fune ni tsuite ru hata are wa Oranda no kokki ja nai zo‼
  Hold on! Is this really a Dutch ship? The flag on this ship isn’t the Dutch flag, is it!?

Usage notes

When used attributively in compounds or with the particle の (no), this term is commonly translated as the adjective Dutch.

The full kanji spellings as alternative forms are rare and falling out of use, while the abbreviation 蘭 is more frequently encountered.

Derived terms

オランダ王(おう)国(こく) (Oranda Ōkoku)
オランダ人(じん) (Oranda-jin)
オランダ語(ご) (Oranda-go)

Descendants

→ Okinawan: ウランダ (uranda)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →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

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KJE-3] 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN