ノーブランド

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from no +‎ brand.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーブランド [nòóbúráꜜǹdò] (Nakadaka – [4])[2][1]
  • IPA(key): [no̞ːbɯ̟ɾã̠ndo̞]

Noun

ノーブランド • (nōburando

  1. off-brand, generic (goods)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN