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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English scale, from Latin scāla.
Noun
スケール • (sukēru)
- (music) scale (series of notes)
- scale, scope, degree
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English scale, from Old French escale, from Frankish and/or Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō.[3][1]
Noun
スケール • (sukēru)
- scale, a buildup of calcium deposits from water
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English scale, from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Noun
スケール • (sukēru)
- scale or balance, a device for measuring weight
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN