キャンディ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) キャンディ [kyáꜜǹdì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲã̠ndʲi]

Etymology 1

キャンディ (kyandi): various Japanese brands of candy.

Borrowing from English candy.[1][2][3]

Although many dictionaries list キャンデー (kyandē) as the primary spelling,[1][2][3][4][5] the キャンディ (kyandi) spelling actually appears to be much more common in general usage.

Alternative forms

Noun

キャンディ • (kyandi) 

  1. candy (confection)
Derived terms
  • キャンディ(ぼう) (kyandibō, candy cane)
See also

Etymology 2

キャンディ (Kyandi): the Kandy city center.

Ultimately from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), apparently borrowed via English Kandy.[2][3]

Proper noun

キャンディ • (Kyandi) 

  1. the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 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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