ゴム
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See also: コム
Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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| 護謨 (obsolete) |
Borrowed from Dutch gom (“gum”).[2][3]
Noun
- rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
- ゴム製サンダル
- gomu-sei sandaru
- rubber sandals
- ゴム製サンダル
- short for 消しゴム (keshi-gomu, “rubber (eraser)”)
- short for ヘアゴム (hea-gomu, “hair tie, scrunchie”)
- (slang) condom
- Synonym: コンドーム
See also
- ガム (gamu)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Persian قم (qom).
Proper noun
References
- ^ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN