パラ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pa̠ɾa̠]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “contrary”).[1]

Noun

パラ • (para) 

  1. (chemistry) para-; a benzene ring with two substituents in opposite positions
    Antonyms: メタ, オルト

Etymology 2

From English palla.[2]

Noun

パラ • (para) 

  1. palla, an outer garment worn by women in Ancient Rome

Etymology 3

From パラリンピック (pararinpikku).

Prefix

パラ • (para-) 

  1. para-; disability sport
Derived terms
  • パラアスリート (parāsurīto)
  • パラスポーツ (parasupōtsu)

Etymology 4

Noun

パラ • (para) 

  1. clipping of パラレル (parareru, “parallel; simultaneousness”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ “パラ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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