"ギター" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡʲita̠ː] Forms: gitā [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתראbor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitarbor. Japanese ギター Borrowed from English guitar. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ja|en|es|ar|arc|grc}}, {{etymon|ja|bor|en>guitar>instrument|id=instrument|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתראbor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitarbor. Japanese ギター, {{bor+|ja|en|guitar}} Borrowed from English guitar Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ギター • (gitā)
  1. a guitar Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Kōjien, Shinmura Izuru, ja:ギター, ja:松村明 Related terms: アコースティック・ギター (akōsutikku gitā) (english: acoustic guitar), エレクトリック・ギター (erekutorikku gitā) (english: electric guitar)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for ギター meaning in Japanese (2.9kB)

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