Osaka

See also: Ósaka, Ōsaka, and Osaką

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈsɑːkə/, /əʊˈsækə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈsɑːkə/, /oʊˈsækə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkə, -ækə

Proper noun

Osaka

  2. The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
  4. A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

prefectures of Japanedit

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /o.za.ka/; /o.sa.ka/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /o.sa.kɑ/

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈza.ka/, (high-style, less-preferred) /oˈsa.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: O‧sà‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

References

  1. ^ Osaka in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

Romanization

Osaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おさか

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈsa.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f (related adjective osakijski)

  1. Osaka (the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture of Japan)

Declension

Declension of Osaka
singular
nominative Osaka
genitive Osaki
dative Osace
accusative Osakę
instrumental Osaką
locative Osace
vocative Osako

Derived terms

nouns
  • osakijczyk
  • osakijka

Further reading

  • Osaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Osaka in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Proper noun

Osaka ?

  1. alternative form of Osaca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈsaka/ [oˈsa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoˈsaka/ [ʔoˈsaː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜃ)

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)
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