ラピスラズリ
Japanese
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from English lapis lazuli. From Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī (“heavens, skies”, genitive singular of lazulum).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ラピスラズリ [ràpísú ráꜜzùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ɾa̠pʲisɨᵝ ɾa̠zɨᵝɾʲi]
Noun
ラピスラズリ (rōmaji rapisu razuri)
- (mineralogy) lapis lazuli
Synonyms
- 瑠璃 (ruri)
Coordinate terms
- (lazurite): 青金石 (seikinseki), ラズライト (razuraito)
- (ultramarine): 群青 (gunjō), ウルトラマリン (urutoramarin)