レオタード

レオタード

Japanese

Etymology

From English leotard.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) レオタ​ード [rèótáꜜàdò] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][5][6]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞o̞ta̠ːdo̞]

Noun

レオタード • (reotādo) 

1. a leotard
   • 1987 February 20 [Jan 15 1985], Murakami, Motoka, “九(きゅう)州(しゅう)からの便(たよ)りの巻(まき) [Letters from Kyūshū]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 18 (fiction), 8th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44:

     こ…こりゃ嵐(らん)子(こ)‼そんな水(みず)着(ぎ)きて剣(けん)道(どう)の稽(けい)古(こ)するヤツがあるか！

     Ko…Korya Ranko‼ Sonna mizugi kite kendō no keiko suru yatsu ga aru ka!

     Wh…Whut the hell, Ranko!? Who in the world practices kendo in a swimsuit like that!?

     水(みず)着(ぎ)でないす。レオタードってんだよー　まーんず稽(けい)古(こ)着(ぎ)よりこっちのほうがすずしくていいんだもん。

     Mizugi de nai su. Reotādo tte n da yō Mānzu keikogi yori kotchi no hō ga suzushikute ii n da mon.

     It’s not a swimsuit. It’s called a leotard. It’s much more breathable than the uniform.

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
6. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN