フォーク

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fork.[1][2][4][5]

Alternative forms

Noun

フォーク • (fōku) 

  1. fork (utensil)
  2. (computing) fork (metadata)
  3. (software) fork (project)
  4. (baseball) Short for フォークボール (fōkubōru).
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English folk.[1][4][5]

Noun

フォーク • (fōku) 

  1. (attributive) folk
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Faulk.

Proper noun

フォーク • (Fōku) 

  1. Faulk (a surname or place name)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English Falk.

Proper noun

フォーク • (Fōku) 

  1. Falk (a surname or place name)

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