スプーン

Japanese
スプーン (supūn): a spoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon.[1][2]

First attested in 1860.[3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スプ​ーン [sùpúꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝpɯ̟̃ᵝːɴ]

Noun

スプーン • (supūn)  (counter つ)

  1. [from 1860] spoon
    スプーンは無(な)い。
    Supūn wa nai.
    There is no spoon.

Usage notes

The term スプーン (supūn) is generally reserved for the western-style utensil. The flat-bottomed Asian-style soup spoon is not called a スプーン (supūn).

Synonyms

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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