レア
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
レア • (rea) -na (adnominal レアな (rea na), adverbial レアに (rea ni))
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Etymology 3
Learned borrowing from New Latin Rhea,[1] from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa)
Pronunciation
Noun
- a rhea (flightless bird)
Etymology 4
From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Proper noun
References
Further reading
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- 2003, 新和英大辞典 (New Japanese-English Dictionary), Fifth Edition, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN