ボタン

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
釦 (rare)
鈕 (rare)

From Portuguese botão;[1][2] compare English button.

First cited to 1651.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ボタン • (botan) 

  1. a button (clothing)
  2. a button (mechanical device)
    Synonym: 押しボタン (oshi-botan, literally “push-button”)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ボタン – see the following entry.
【牡丹ぼたん】
a peony, especially the Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of peony petals and twigs
(historical) boar meat
(card games) a suit in 花札 (hanafuda), representing the month of June
a place name
a surname
a female given name
(This term, ボタン (botan), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “鈕・釦”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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