猶太

See also: 犹太

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (猶太)
simp. (犹太)

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Compare 猶大犹大 (Yóudà).

Pronunciation


Adjective

猶太

  1. Jewish

Derived terms

Proper noun

猶太

  1. Judea

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猶太):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
たい > だや
Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

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.

The spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), from Chinese 猶太.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

猶太 (katakana ユダヤ, rōmaji Yudaya)

  1. Obsolete spelling of ユダヤ (Judea)

References

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Adjective

猶太

  1. Hán tự form of Do Thái (Jewish).
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