スプリング

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) プリング (Heiban – ) applicable to all senses
  • (Tokyo) プリング (Nakadaka – ) restricted to the senses of elastic coil and topcoat
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English spring.

Noun

スプリング (supuringu

  1. (only in compounds) Spring (season).
  2. (only in compounds) Spring (elastic coil).
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Clipping of スプリングコート (supuringu kōto, a topcoat), wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from spring +‎ coat.

Noun

スプリング (supuringu

  1. Clipping of スプリングコート (supuringu kōto).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN