コントラバス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kontrabass.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ントラバ [kòńtórábáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞nto̞ɾa̠ba̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

コントラバス • (kontorabasu) 

  1. contrabass; double bass; bass (musical instrument)

Usage notes

The term コントラバス (kontorabasu) is somewhat specialized. In general speech, the terms ベース (bēsu) or ダブルベース (daburu bēsu) are more common.

Synonyms

  • バス (basu)
  • ベース (bēsu)
  • ダブルベース (daburu bēsu)
  • ウッドベース (uddo bēsu)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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