ペット

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See also: ヘッド, and ベッド

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
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Etymology 2

Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, “trumpet”).[1]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. Clipping of トランペット (“trumpet”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
    ペットボトル
    petto botoru
    a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
Usage notes

This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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