クォーター
Japanese
Alternative forms
- クオーター (kuōtā)
Etymology
Borrowed from English quarter.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) クォーター [kwóꜜòtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][5]
- IPA(key): [kɰᵝo̞ːta̠ː]
Noun
クォーター (rōmaji kwōtā)
- (basketball, American football, Canadian football) a quarter
Usage notes
Not to be confused with クオータ (kuōta, “quota”).
See also
- クォーターバック (kwōtābakku)
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 4-09-501211-0
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0