ファラオ

Japanese
ファラオ (farao): a typical image of a pharaoh, based on New Kingdom tomb paintings.

Etymology

Borrowed from English pharaoh.[1][2][3][4]

First cited to a text from 1924.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ファ​ラオ [fáꜜràò] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɸa̠ɾa̠o̞]

Noun

ファラオ • (farao) 

  1. [from 1924] a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

References
  1. “ファラオ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “ファラオ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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