ペット
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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]
Noun
- a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
Synonyms
- 愛玩動物 (aigan dōbutsu)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- オナペット (onapetto, “object of fantasy during masturbation”)
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, “trumpet”).[1]
Noun
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]
Noun
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
- ペットボトル
- petto botoru
- a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
- ペットボトル
Usage notes
This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.
Derived terms
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN