ゴム

See also: コム

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch gom (“gum”)[1][3]

Alternative forms

Noun

ゴム (rōmaji gomu)

  1. rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
    ゴム製 (せい)サンダル
    gomu-sei sandaru
    rubber sandals
  2. Short for 消しゴム (keshi-gomu, “rubber”) (eraser)
  3. (slang) Synonym of コンドーム (kondōmu, “condom”); a rubber

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian قم‎ (Qom)

Proper noun

ゴム (rōmaji Gomu)

  1. Qom (in Iran)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.