ユーカリ

Japanese
ユーカリ (yūkari): a eucalyptus tree in Maui.

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin Eucalyptus,[1][2][3] as a shortening of English eucalyptus.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ユーカリ [yùúkárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

ユーカリ • (yūkari) 

  1. eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)

Derived terms
  • ユーカリ油(ゆ) (yūkariyu, “eucalyptus oil”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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