洋灯

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 洋灯 – see 洋燈 (“kerosene lamp”).
(This term is the simplified form of 洋燈).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
洋 灯
よう
Grade: 3 		とう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements 洋 (yō, “western, European”) + 灯 (tō, “torch, lamp, lighting”).

Pronunciation

Noun

洋(よう)灯(とう) • (yōtō) ←やうとう (yautou)?

  1. a western-style oil lamp
  2. more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
洋 灯
Grade: 3 Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Dutch lamp, Middle Dutch lampe, later English lamp.[2][1]

Pronunciation

Noun

洋灯(ランプ) • (ranpu) 

  1. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: a western-style oil lamp
  2. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp
Usage notes

Spelled in katakana as ランプ in modern usage.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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