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 (rōmaji yūkari)

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

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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