ポケットベル

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pocket +‎ bell, ポケット +‎ ベル.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ケットベ [pòkéttó béꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [po̞ke̞t̚to̞ be̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ポケットベル • (poketto beru

  1. (telecommunications) a pager (device)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN