オランダ
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word オランダ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word オランダ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say オランダ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word オランダ you have here. The definition of the word オランダ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofオランダ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 和蘭 (obsolete) 阿蘭陀 (obsolete) 和蘭陀 (obsolete) |
Etymology
From Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”). Note that some sources give the erroneous Portuguese source spelling as Olanda (which is actually Italian), likely because the Portuguese h is silent. Compare Chinese 荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán) of the same meaning.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
- Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
- 2002 September 17, Motohiro Katou, “Saiyaku no Otoko [Bummer Guy]”, in Q.E.D. Shōmei Shūryō [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 89:
- 待てよ！これは本当にオランダの船か？船についてる旗 あれはオランダの国旗じゃないぞ‼
- Mate yo! Kore wa hontō ni Oranda no fune ka? Fune ni tsuite ru hata are wa Oranda no kokki ja nai zo‼
- Hold on! Is this really a Dutch ship? The flag on this ship isn’t the Dutch flag, is it!?
- 待てよ！これは本当にオランダの船か？船についてる旗 あれはオランダの国旗じゃないぞ‼
Usage notes
When used attributively in compounds or with the particle の (no), this term is commonly translated as the adjective Dutch.
The full kanji spellings as alternative forms are rare and falling out of use, while the abbreviation 蘭 is more frequently encountered.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Okinawan: ウランダ (uranda)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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