さいたま

Japanese

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいたま [sáꜜìtàmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠ita̠ma̠]

Etymology 1

From 埼玉 (Saitama, “Saitama Prefecture”).

Proper noun

さいたま (rōmaji Saitama)

Short for さいたま市 (Saitama-shi): the capital of Saitama Prefecture, located on the southeast

See also

さいたま市 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Saitama (city) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Shift from Old Japanese 埼玉 (⟨Saki₁tama‎⟩ → Sakitama).

Proper noun

さいたま (rōmaji Saitama)

埼玉: a placename, such as of a historical district in Musashi Province or Saitama Prefecture
埼玉: a surname

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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