オンス
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Japanese
Etymology
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㌉ 𬼄 (rare) |
Borrowed from Dutch ons,[1][2] with some sources also listing English ounce.[1][3] Considering that English ounce would have been borrowed as アウンス (aunsu), the Dutch origin seems more likely.
First cited to 1886.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) オンス [óꜜǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [õ̞ɰ̃sɨᵝ]
Noun
オンス • (onsu)
- (measurement) ounce [1886]
- 1990 June 25 [Feb 17 1990], Morikawa, George, “Round 4 うれし涙 [Round 4: Tears of Joy]”, in はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! [The First Step: THE FIGHTING!], volume 1 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 123:
- 彼のグローブも 12オンスだった それでもブロックした腕がこの通りさ
- Kare no gurōbu mo jūni-onsu datta sore demo burokku shita ude ga kono tōrisa
- He was using 12-ounce gloves too, and yet my blocking arms still got beaten up like this.
- 彼のグローブも 12オンスだった それでもブロックした腕がこの通りさ
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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