ブルマ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ブルマ [búꜜrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) ブルマ [bùrúꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

ブルマ (rōmaji buruma)

Alternative form of ブルマー (burumā, “bloomers”) (type of gym shorts particularly for schoolgirls)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch Bruma.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ブルマ [búꜜrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Proper noun

ブルマ (rōmaji Buruma)

a Dutch surname: Bruma
a Dutch surname: the pen-name of Dutch-British author Ian Buruma

References

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