コーヒー
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
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| 珈琲 |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch koffie, also influenced by English coffee,[1][2][3][4] ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of カフェ (kafe) and カフワ (kafuwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
コーヒー • (kōhī)
Usage notes
The spelling of コーヒー is much more common generally, but 珈琲 is found relatively frequently on signs for restaurants and on some menus.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Palauan: kohi
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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