ズボン

See also: ずぼん

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from French jupon (“petticoat, underskirt”),[1][2][3] from French jupe (“skirt”), from old Italian jupa, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “long garment”). Doublet of 襦袢.

Note that the meaning has changed from “underskirt” to “trousers/pants”, and the second consonant has changed from /p/ to /b/, possibly influenced by native Japanese onomatopoeia ずぼん (zubon), describing the action of something sliding into place, as when one puts on or takes off trousers.

Pronunciation

Noun

ズボン • (zubon) 

  1. trousers (AUS, UK), pants (AUS, Canada, US), strides (AUS), generally refers specifically to men's pants.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 鳶(とび)ズボン (tobi zubon): “hawk trousers” → trousers with a wide flare that then gathers again at the ankle, vaguely similar in appearance to cargo pants and commonly worn by construction workers in Japan
  • 長(なが)ズボン (naga zubon)
  • 半(はん)ズボン (han zubon)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
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