ゼムクリップ
Japanese
Etymology
Wasei eigo (和製英語) from English Gem + clip,[1] Gem referring to the Gem Manufacturing Company (see Paper clip#History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ). Compare Swedish gem (“paperclip”) and English gem clip.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ゼムクリップ [zèmúkúríꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
- (Tokyo) ゼムクリップ [zèmúkúꜜrìppù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ze̞mɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾʲip̚pɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
ゼムクリップ • (zemu-kurippu)
- paperclip
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN