origami

See also: Origami and origâmi

English

paper cranes (折鶴 (おりづる) (orizuru)) folded through origami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/, [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis)

  1. (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
  2. (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
    • 1993, Communication arts:
      The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

origami m (plural origamis)

  1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
  2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Noun

origami n (no plural)

  1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oriˈɡa.mi/, [oriˈɡäːmi], (rare) /oˈri.ɡa.mi/, [oˈriːɡämi]
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gà‧mi, rare: o‧rì‧ga‧mi

Noun

origami m (invariable)

  1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
  2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

Derived terms

  • origamista

Japanese

Romanization

origami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おりがみ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.rʲiˈɡa.mʲi/

Noun

origami n (uncountable, indeclinable)

  1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾiˈɡami/, [oɾiˈɣami]

Noun

origami m (plural origamis)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
    Synonym: papiroflexia

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