バイリンガル

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Etymology

Borrowed from English bilingual.[1][2][3]

First cited to 1985.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

バイリンガル (bairingaru-na (adnominal バイリンガル (bairingaru na), adverbial バイリンガル (bairingaru ni))

  1. bilingual

Inflection

Noun

バイリンガル (bairingaru

  1. bilingualism, the ability to freely speak two languages
  2. a person who is bilingual
  3. something that is presented in a bilingual manner, such as a text, speech, television program, or video

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 バイリンガル”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN