洋灯

洋灯

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
洋	灯
よう Grade: 3	とう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements 洋 (yō, “western, European”) + 灯 (tō, “torch, lamp, lighting”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) よーとー [yòótóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ːto̞ː]

Noun

洋灯 (hiragana ようとう, rōmaji yōtō, historical hiragana やうとう)

1. a western-style oil lamp
2. more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp

Synonyms

• ランプ (ranpu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
洋	灯
Grade: 3	Grade: 4
Irregular

Borrowed from Dutch lamp, Middle Dutch lampe, later English lamp.[2][1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

洋灯 (katakana ランプ, rōmaji ranpu)

1. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: a western-style oil lamp
2. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp

Usage notes

Spelled in katakana as ランプ in modern usage.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan