ウラー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ура́ (urá).[1][2][3]

First cited in Japanese to a text from 1904.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ウラー [ùráꜜà] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
(Tokyo) ウラー [úꜜràà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ː]

Interjection

ウラー • (urā)

[from 1904] hooray! (in the context of Russia or the Soviet Union)

Synonyms

(generally) 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai)

References

“ウラー”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
“ウラー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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