エアコン

Japanese

Etymology

Abbreviation of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā), from English air conditioner, with possible influence from British English air-con.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) エアコン [èákóń] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [e̞a̠kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

エアコン • (eakon) 

  1. Clipping of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā, “air conditioner”); an AC
    エアコンが効(き)きすぎる
    eakon ga kikisugiru
    the aircon is too strong

Synonyms

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. 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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