バイオリン

バイオリン

Japanese

バイオリン (baiorin): a violin.

Alternative forms

• ヴァイオリン (vaiorin)

Etymology

Borrowed from English violin.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バイオリン [bàíóríń] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠io̞ɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

バイオリン (rōmaji baiorin)

1. (music) a violin

Usage notes

The ヴァイオリン (vaiorin) spelling is less common, in part because the /v/ sound does not exist in native Japanese terms, and many Japanese speakers find this difficult to pronounce.

Synonyms

• 提 (てい)琴 (きん) (teikin)

References

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