バイト

バイト

Japanese

Etymology 1

Clipping of アルバイト (arubaito),[1][2][3] from German Arbeit.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バイト [bàító] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ito̞]

Noun

バイト • (baito) 

1. [from 1959] Clipping of アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”).
   • 1996 February 20 [Feb 15 1988], Adachi, Mitsuru, “交差点前 [In Front of the Intersection]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 1 (fiction), 25th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 46:

     バイトの金(かね)が入(はい)ったのか…

     Baito no kane ga haitta no ka…

     Just got your part-time paycheck, didn’t ya…

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English byte.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バ​イト [báꜜìtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][4][5]
• (Tokyo) バイト [bàító] (Heiban – [0])[4]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ito̞]

Noun

バイト • (baito) 

1. [from 1968] (computing) byte

Etymology 3

From Dutch beitel,[3] English bit or English bite.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バイト [bàító] (Heiban – [0])[1][4][5]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ito̞]

Noun

バイト • (baito) 

1. [from 1937] a tool bit

Etymology 4

From English bite.[2][3]

Noun

バイト • (baito) 

1. the act of biting or chewing
2. the act of interlocking or fastening something (e.g. gears, fastener, etc.)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. “バイト”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
3. “バイト”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN