ツアー
Japanese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English tour.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ツアー [tsúꜜàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝa̠ː]
Noun
ツアー (rōmaji tsuā)
- a tour
Usage notes
Seldom used on its own. More often found in compounds, such as スキーツアー (sukī tsuā, “ski tour”) or パッケージツアー (pakkēji tsuā, “package tour”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English czar, from Russian царь (carʹ), ultimately from Latin Caesar (a surname).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝa̠ː]
Noun
ツアー (rōmaji tsuā)
- a czar, a tsar
Usage notes
Non-standard orthography. The spelling and reading ツァー (tsā) is more common for this sense.
Alternative forms
- ツァー (tsā)
- ツァーリ (tsāri)
- ツァール (tsāru)
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