フライ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fly.[1]

Pronunciation

(fly ball):

(Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

(insect, fishing lure, piece of canvas):

(Tokyo) フライ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

フライ • (furai)

(baseball) fly (fly ball)
fly, an insect
fly (fishing lure)
fly (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent)
fly (a strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants)

Synonyms

(fly ball): 飛(ひ)球(きゅう) (hikyū)
(insect): 蝿(はえ) (hae)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fry.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) フライ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

フライ • (furai)

fried food, such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc
牡(か)蠣(き)フライ
kaki furai
fried oysters

チキンフライ
chikin furai
fried chicken

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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