カラン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kraan (“crane; faucet”).[1][2] Doublet of クレーン (kurēn).

Pronunciation

Noun

カラン • (karan) 

  1. faucet, tap (device attached to a water pipe from which water comes out when opened)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English carane.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

カラン • (karan) 

  1. (organic chemistry) carane

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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