喇叭

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (喇叭)
simp. #(喇叭)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ (labai, sea shell; conch; conch trumpet), in turn borrowed from Early Mandarin 螺貝 (MC lwa pajH, “shell; conch; conch trumpet”).

Pronunciation


Noun

喇叭

  1. (music) horn; trumpet
  2. (regional, music) suona
  3. Alternative name for 揚聲器扬声器 (yángshēngqì, “loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier”).
  4. (in automobiles etc.) horn
  5. (figurative) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly

Usage notes

This is also used as a generic term to describe anything that has a horn or trumpet-like conical shape.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (喇叭):
  • Japanese: 喇叭(らっぱ) (rappa)
  • Korean: 나발(喇叭) (nabal)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らつ > らっ
Hyōgai
は > ぱ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(らっ)() (rappa

  1. trumpet
  2. bugle
  3. Short for 喇叭飲み.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

喇叭 (nabal) (hangeul 나발)

  1. hanja form? of 나발 (nabal)