ビーバー

ビーバー

Japanese

ビーバー (bībā, “beaver”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ビ​ーバー [bíꜜìbàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [bʲiːba̠ː]

Etymology 1

From English beaver[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

ビーバー • (bībā) 

1. a beaver (aquatic rodent)
   • 1999 February 4, “デーモン・ビーバー [Daemon Beaver]”, in Vol.1, Konami:

     悪(あく)魔(ま)のツノと翼(つばさ)を持(も)つビーバー。どんぐりを投(な)げつけて攻(こう)撃(げき)する。

     Akuma no tsuno to tsubasa o motsu bībā. Donguri o nagetsukete kōgeki suru.

     A beaver with a demonic horn and wings. It attacks by throwing acorns.

Synonyms

• 海(かい)狸(り) (kairi), 海(うみ)狸(だぬき) (umidanuki) (rare, possibly obsolete)

Etymology 2

From English Beaver.

Proper noun

ビーバー • (Bībā) 

1. Beaver

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
4. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
5. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN