ゴム

ゴム

See also: コム

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゴ​ム [góꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Katakana	ゴム
Kanji	護謨
Note	護謨 – ateji

Borrowed from Dutch gom (“gum”).[2][3]

Noun

ゴム (rōmaji gomu)

1. rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)

   ゴム製 (せい)サンダル

   gomu-sei sandaru

   rubber sandals

2. short for 消しゴム (keshi-gomu, “rubber”) (eraser)
3. (slang) synonym of コンドーム (kondōmu, “condom”): a rubber

See also

• ガム (gamu)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian قم‎ (Qom).

Proper noun

ゴム (rōmaji Gomu)

1. Qom (in Iran)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan