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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English pole.[1][2][3][4][5] First cited to 1908.[4]
Noun
ポール or ぽーる • (pōru)
- a pole:
- a staff or stick
- Synonym: 棒 (bō)
- a power pole
- Synonym: 電柱 (denchū)
- an electric or magnetic pole
- Synonyms: 電極 (denkyoku, “electric pole”), 極点 (kyokuten, “magnetic pole”)
- a surveying pole, a ranging rod, traditionally round with alternating white and black bands
- Synonym: 測桿 (sokkan)
- a pole extending from the roof of an electric bus or trolley, connecting to the overhead power line
- Synonym: トロリーポール (tororī pōru)
- an imperial and US unit of length: the rod, pole, or perch
- Synonyms: ロッド (roddo), ペルチ (peruchi)
- an imperial and US unit of area: the square rod or square perch
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English poll.[5] Date of first usage is currently unknown.
Noun
ポール • (pōru)
- (rare) a poll
- Synonyms: 世論調査 (seron chōsa, literally “popular opinion survey”), 世論調査票 (seron chōsa hyō, the form used for such a survey), 投票 (tōhyō, literally “casting a vote”)
Etymology 3
Borrowing as a transliteration, from various English or French names.
Proper noun
ポール • (Pōru)
- A transliteration of the English or French male given name Paul
- A transliteration of the English surname Pall
- A transliteration of the Dutch surname Poel
- A transliteration of the German surname Pohl
- A transliteration of the French female given name Paule
- A transliteration of the Dutch male given name Pol
- A transliteration of the English surname Pole
- Port (from French)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “ポール”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 “ポール”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months