ペット

See also: ヘッド and ベッド

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
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Etymology 2

Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, “trumpet”).[1]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. Clipping of トランペット (“trumpet”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]

Noun

ペット • (petto) 

  1. PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
    ペットボトル
    petto botoru
    a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
Usage notes

This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ペットボトル (petto botoru): a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
  • ペット袋(ぶくろ) (pettobukuro): a PET plastic bag

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →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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