オムライス

Japanese

Etymology

Blend of オムレツ (omuretsu, “omelette”) +‎ ライス (raisu, “rice”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) オムラ​イス [òmúráꜜìsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞mɯ̟ᵝɾa̠isɨᵝ]

Noun

オムライス • (omuraisu) 

  1. omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice, topped with ketchup

Descendants
  • → English: omurice
  • → Korean: 오므라이스 (omeuraiseu)

References
  1. 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
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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