パラ

Japanese

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [pa̠ɾa̠]

    Etymology 1

    From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “contrary”).[1]

    Noun

    パラ • (para) 

    1. (chemistry) para-; a benzene ring with two substituents in opposite positions
      Antonyms: メタ, オルト

    Etymology 2

    From English palla.[2]

    Noun

    パラ • (para) 

    1. palla, an outer garment worn by women in Ancient Rome

    Etymology 3

    From パラリンピック (pararinpikku).

    Prefix

    パラ • (para-) 

    1. para-; disability sport
    Derived terms
    • パラアスリート (parāsurīto)
    • パラスポーツ (parasupōtsu)

    Noun

    パラ • (para) 

    1. Clipping of パラレル (parareru, “parallel; simultaneousness”).

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. “パラ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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