ツァー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsar, from Russian царь (carʹ), ultimately from Latin Caesar (a surname).[1][2]

Pronunciation

    Noun

    ツァー • (tsā) 

    1. a czar, a tsar

    Usage notes

    The standard Japanese term for czar or tsar is ツァーリ (tsāri).

    ツァー (tsā) is used in transliterations of English words or phrases.

    Alternative forms

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    3. 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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