ラブ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
ラヴ

Borrowed from English love.[1]

Noun

ラブ • (rabu

  1. love
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Lab.

Noun

ラブ • (Rabu

  1. clipping of ラブラドール・レトリバー (Raburadōru retoribā, Labrador retriever)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN