ファラオ
Japanese
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ファラオ (farao): a typical image of a pharaoh, based on New Kingdom tomb paintings.
Etymology
Borrowed from English pharaoh.[1][2][3][4]
First cited to a text from 1924.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ファラオ [fáꜜràò] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
- IPA(key): [ɸa̠ɾa̠o̞]
Noun
ファラオ • (farao)
- [from 1924] a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
References
- “ファラオ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- “ファラオ”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN