パンプキン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) パンプキン [páꜜǹpùkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][1]
  • IPA(key): [pã̠mpɯ̟̊kʲĩɴ]

Noun

パンプキン • (panpukin) 

  1. a pumpkin (especially orange varieties)

Usage notes

The term パンプキン (panpukin) on its own is generally limited in meaning to the larger ornamental orange varieties. As a food, the more common term for this vegetable is かぼちゃ (kabocha).

Derived terms

  • パンプキンパイ (panpukin pai)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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