ダム

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dam.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ダム [dáꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [da̠mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ダム (rōmaji damu)

dam
ダムによって消 (き)えた村 (むら)がたくさんある。
Damu ni yotte kieta mura ga takusan aru.
Many villages have disappeared because of dams.

Synonyms

堰 (えん)堤 (てい) (entei, “dam”)
堰 (せき) (seki, “weir”)

References

↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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