アットホーム

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from at home.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ットホーム [àttóhóꜜòmù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠t̚to̞ho̞ːmɯ̟]

Adjective

アットホーム • (attohōmu-na (adnominal アットホーム (attohōmu na), adverbial アットホーム (attohōmu ni))

  1. cozy, homey, relaxed

Inflection

Noun

アットホーム • (attohōmu

  1. a relaxed and informal dinner party
  2. a day spent at home, as opposed to a day spent at work or otherwise away

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN