otaku

English

WOTD – 20 June 2008

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”).
Always derogatory when used in Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈtɑːkuː/, [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː]
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈtɑku/, [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu]
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

otaku (plural otakus or otaku)

  1. (fandom slang) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly anime or manga.

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Italian

Etymology

First recorded in 1992: from Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈta.ku/, [oˈt̪äːku]
  • Hyphenation: o‧tà‧ku

Noun

otaku m, f (invariable)

  1. (fandom slang) otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga)

Japanese

Romanization

otaku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おたく
  2. Rōmaji transcription of オタク

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈtaku/, [oˈt̪aku]
  • Hyphenation: o‧ta‧ku

Noun

otaku m, f (plural otakus)

  1. (fandom slang) otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga)
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