喇叭

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(喇叭)		 喇 叭

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ (labai, “sea shell; conch; conch trumpet”), in turn borrowed from Chinese 螺貝 (MC luɑ pɑiH, “shell; conch; conch trumpet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

喇叭

  1. (music) horn
  2. (music) Alternative name for 嗩吶／唢呐 (suǒnà, “suona”).
  3. (music) a long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music of China
  4. Alternative name for 揚聲器／扬声器 (yángshēngqì, “loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier”).
  5. (in automobiles etc.) horn
  6. (figuratively) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly

Usage notes

This is a generic term which can be used to describe anything that has a horn or trumpet-like conical shape.

Derived terms

  • 喇喇叭叭
  • 大喇叭
  • 小喇叭
  • 琉璃喇叭
  • 環繞喇叭／环绕喇叭
  • 窗兒眼吹喇叭／窗儿眼吹喇叭
  • 隔著窗戶吹喇叭／隔著窗户吹喇叭

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (喇叭):
  • Japanese: 喇 (らっ)叭 (ぱ) (rappa)
  • Korean: 나발 (喇叭, nabal)
  • Vietnamese: lạt bát (喇叭)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喇 叭
らつ > らっ
Hyōgaiji		 は > ぱ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

喇叭 (hiragana らっぱ, rōmaji rappa)

  1. trumpet
  2. bugle

Korean

Hanja in this term
喇叭

Noun

喇叭 • (nabal) (hangeul 나발)

  1. Hanja form? of 나발 (“nabal”).

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