メダル

See also: メタル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English medal.[1][2]

First cited in the early 1870s.[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) メダル [mèdárú] (Heiban – [0])[1][4]
IPA^(key): [me̞da̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

メダル • (medaru)

[from early 1870s] medal (a stamped metal disc presented as an award)

Synonyms

賞牌(しょうはい) (shōhai)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
“メダル”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“メダル”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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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