メディシンボール

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English medicine ball.[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1928, with the spelling メデシン・ボール.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) メディシンボール [mèdíshíńbóꜜòrù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞dʲiɕĩmbo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Noun

メディシンボール • (medishinbōru) 

  1. a game where many people line up and pass the ball above their heads or between their legs
  2. medicine ball; a ball used for the game above, or for rehabilitation and exercise

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “メディシン‐ボール”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ “メディシンボール”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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