ドライバー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English driver.

Pronunciation

(person who drives a vehicle):

  • (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráꜜìbàà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

((computing)):

  • (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráíbáá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

(screwdriver):

  • (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráíbáá] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ドライバー [dòráꜜìbàà] (Nakadaka – [2]) less common
  • IPA(key): [do̞ɾa̠iba̠ː]

Noun

ドライバー • (doraibā) 

  1. driver, a person who drives a vehicle
  2. (computing) driver, a program acting as interface between an application and hardware
  3. screwdriver

Descendants

  • → Hakka: 多拉把 (tô-lai-pá, tô-lai-pà, tò-lái-pà)
  • → Hokkien: 螺賴把 / 螺赖把 (lo͘-lài-bà)

References

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