ニンフ
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English nymph.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ニンフ [níꜜǹfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][4]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩɰ̃ɸɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
ニンフ (rōmaji ninfu)
- a nymph: an immature insect
- a nymph: a mythological Greek maiden, usually an aspect of some natural phenomenon
Synonyms
- (entomology): 幼虫 (yōchū)
- (mythology): 妖精 (yōsei)
- (mythology): 仙女 (senjo)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN