ブルマ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ブルマ • (buruma) 

  1. alternative form of ブルマー (burumā, “bloomers”) (type of gym shorts particularly for schoolgirls)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch Bruma.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ブルマ [búꜜrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠]

Proper noun

ブルマ • (Buruma) 

  1. a transliteration of the Dutch surname Bruma
  2. a Dutch surname: the pen-name of Dutch-British author Ian Buruma

References

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