ランプ

ランプ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ラ​ンプ [ráꜜǹpù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɾã̠mpɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch lamp,[1][3][4][5][6], later reinforced by English lamp.[1][2][4][5][7]

Alternative forms

• 洋灯

Noun

ランプ • (ranpu) 

1. a lamp, especially a western-style oil lamp

   石(せき)油(ゆ)ランプ ― sekiyu ranpu ― an oil lamp

   • 1999 August 26, “ランプの魔(ま)精(せい)・ラ・ジーン [La Jeen, the Magical Genie of the Lamp]”, in Booster 4, Konami:

     呼(よ)び出(だ)した主(しゅ)人(じん)の言(い)うことを、何(なん)でも聞(き)いてくれるランプの精(せい)。

     Yobidashita shujin no iu koto o, nan de mo kiite kureru ranpu no sei.

     This genie of the lamp listens to whatever master who summons him.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English ramp.[1][2][5][6][7]

Noun

ランプ • (ranpu) 

1. a ramp (inclined surface)
2. Clipping of ランプウェー (ranpuwē, “rampway”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English rump.[1][5][6][7]

Noun

ランプ • (ranpu) 

1. rump (a cut of meat from the rump of an animal)

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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
4. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
5. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
6. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
7. 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN