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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Deus. First cited to a work from 1598.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
デウス • (Deusu)
- (Christianity) God, the Creator
Usage notes
デウス (deusu) was formerly the standard word for the Christian God in Japanese, in order to distinguish it from the Shintoist kami. However, this was gradually replaced by 神 (kami) in common usage.
References
- ^ “デウス”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ 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