キャンピングカー

Japanese

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, equivalent to キャンピング (kyanpingu, camping) +‎ カー (, car).[1][2] Either a borrowing from French camping-car, or wasei-eigo.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) キャンピングカー [kyàńpíńgúꜜ kàà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][3]
  • (Tokyo) キャンピングカ [kyàńpíńgú káꜜà] (Nakadaka – [6])[1][3]
  • IPA(key): [kʲã̠mpʲĩŋɡɯ̟ ka̠ː]

Noun

キャンピングカー • (kyanpingu kā

  1. a recreational vehicle

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ キャンピングカー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 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