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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
轆轤
- well pulley
- windlass; winch
- potter's wheel
Synonyms
- (well pulley): (Hokkien) 加轆仔/加辘仔
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
From Chinese, most likely /luwklo/.
Pronunciation
Noun
轆轤 • (rokuro)
- a rotating device used for wood and metal works; a lathe
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 539:
- a potter's wheel
- 「2基の轆轤を、土の種類によって使い分けています。」
- the part of an umbrella that holds all stretchers and facilitates opening and closing; a runner
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 539:
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN