ペット

See also: ヘッド and ベッド

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pet.[3][4][1][5]

Noun

ペット (rōmaji petto)

  1. a pet (an animal kept as a companion)
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Etymology 2

Abbreviation of トランペット (toranpetto, “trumpet”).[1]

Noun

ペット (rōmaji petto)

  1. Clipping of トランペット (“trumpet”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English PET, itself the initialism for polyethylene terephthalate, a common material used to make plastic.[1]

Noun

ペット (rōmaji petto)

  1. PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
    ペットボトル
    petto botoru
    a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
Usage notes

This sense is seldom used in isolation. Most often encountered in compounds.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ペットボトル (petto botoru): a PET bottle → a plastic bottle
  • ペット袋 (ぶくろ) (pettobukuro): a PET plastic bag

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  5. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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