タクシー

Japanese

タクシー (takushī): a taxi.

Etymology

Borrowed from English taxi.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) タクシー [táꜜkùshìì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕiː]

Noun

タクシー • (takushī) (counter 台)

a taxi, a taxicab, a cab

Synonyms

辻(つじ)自動車(じどうしゃ) (tsuji jidōsha)

Descendants

→ Hakka: 他庫西／他库西 (thà-khu-sí)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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