ユダヤ

Japanese

Alternative forms

猶太 (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūdaea.[1][2][3] Alternatively, originally from Dutch Judea,[4] followed by a later shift in pronunciation likely influenced by the ultimate Latin etymon Iūdaea.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ユダヤ [yúꜜdàyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][5]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝda̠ja̠]

Proper noun

ユダヤ (rōmaji Yudaya)

Judea

Derived terms

Derived terms

ユダヤ人 (じん) (Yudaya-jin, “Jew”)
ユダヤ教 (きょう) (Yudaya-kyō, “Judaism”)

See also

ヘブライ語 (ご) (Heburai-go, “Hebrew language”)
イディッシュ語 (ご) (Idisshu-go, “Yiddish language”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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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