ゴンドラ

Japanese
ゴンドラ (gondora): a gondola in Venice.
ゴンドラ (gondora): a series of gondolas on a ropeway.

Etymology

From Italian gondola,[1] from Venetian góndoła, likely from Ancient Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, “small tail”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゴンドラ [gòńdórá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡõ̞ndo̞ɾa̠]

Noun

ゴンドラ • (gondora) 

  1. a gondola (a kind of boat)
  2. a gondola, a cablecar (a kind of cabin or passenger compartment on a gondola lift or ropeway)

See also

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