キャスター

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) キャ​スター [kyáꜜsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲa̠sɨ̥ᵝta̠ː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English caster.[2][1]

Noun

キャスター (rōmaji kyasutā)

  1. a caster (both a caster for furniture, and someone who casts)

Etymology 2

Shortening of ニュースキャスター (nyūsukyasutā).[2][1]

Noun

キャスター (rōmaji kyasutā)

  1. Short for ニュースキャスター.

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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