マフラー
Japanese
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マフラー (mafurā): a woman wearing a plaid muffler or scarf.
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マフラー (mafurā): a muffler (the silver portion) on a motorcycle.
Etymology
Borrowing from English muffler.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) マフラー [máꜜfùràà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][4][5]
- IPA(key): [ma̠ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ː]
Noun
マフラー • (mafurā)
- (clothing) a scarf, a muffler (a neckwarmer)
- (automotive) a muffler (a device attached to a vehicle's exhaust to reduce the sound)
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
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN