オムライス

Japanese
オムライス (omuraisu)

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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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