フォーク

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English fork.[1][2][4][5]

Alternative forms

Noun

フォーク (fōku

  1. fork (utensil)
  2. (computing) fork (metadata)
  3. (software) fork (project)
  4. (baseball) Short for フォークボール (fōkubōru).
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English folk.[1][4][5]

Noun

フォーク (fōku

  1. (attributive) folk
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Faulk.

Proper noun

フォーク (Fōku

  1. Faulk (a surname or place name)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English Falk.

Proper noun

フォーク (Fōku

  1. Falk (a surname or place name)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN