kimono
English
Alternative forms
- kimona (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/, /kəˈmoʊnə/, [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯], [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ, -əʊnə
Noun
kimono (plural kimonos or kimono)
Usage notes
In Japanese, a yukata is not considered to be a type of kimono, except in the broad, literal meaning of kimono, "clothing".
Derived terms
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Czech
Danish
Noun
kimono
- kimono
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kimono | kimonoen | kimonoer | kimonoerne |
genitive | kimonos | kimonoens | kimonoers | kimonoernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈmoː.noː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no
Noun
kimono m (plural kimono's, diminutive kimonootje n)
- kimono
- 1880 August 10, Rudolf Lindau (misspelled as "Rudolph Lindau"), "Feuilleton. De kleine wereld. Een verhaal uit Japan", episode 5, tr. from German, in Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant, no. 186, page 2.
- „Ik zie hem in zijn huis nooit anders dan in een Kimono (Japansch gewaad) en met sandalen loopen; ook neemt hij les in 't schermen bij een ouden, beroemden edelman, die hier leeg loopt. […] ”
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- 1884, De Gids, vol 48, page 497.
- Rood als een kreeft, dampend als een afgebeuld paard bij helder winterweder, geene koude ten gevolge dier verdamping gevoelend — het kenmerkend onderscheid tusschen een warm en een zéér warm bad — doch door een onbeschrijfelijk gevoel van welbehagen voor het doorstaan der kortstondige marteling beloond, werp ik mijn kimono op de schouders, en klap alweder in de handen: […]
- Red like a lobster, steaming like a cruelly exploited, exhausted horse in the clear weather of winter, not feeling any cold as a result of its evaporation − the characteristic difference between a warm and a very warm bath — yet rewarded for withstanding a short-lived torment by an indescribable sense of contentment, I throw my kimono over my shoulders, and clap in my hands again: […]
- 1880 August 10, Rudolf Lindau (misspelled as "Rudolph Lindau"), "Feuilleton. De kleine wereld. Een verhaal uit Japan", episode 5, tr. from German, in Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant, no. 186, page 2.
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈmono/
- Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no
- Rhymes: -ono
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ono
Declension
Inflection of kimono (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kimono | kimonot | |
genitive | kimonon | kimonojen kimonoiden kimonoitten | |
partitive | kimonoa | kimonoja kimonoita | |
illative | kimonoon | kimonoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kimono | kimonot | |
accusative | nom. | kimono | kimonot |
gen. | kimonon | ||
genitive | kimonon | kimonojen kimonoiden kimonoitten | |
partitive | kimonoa | kimonoja kimonoita | |
inessive | kimonossa | kimonoissa | |
elative | kimonosta | kimonoista | |
illative | kimonoon | kimonoihin | |
adessive | kimonolla | kimonoilla | |
ablative | kimonolta | kimonoilta | |
allative | kimonolle | kimonoille | |
essive | kimonona | kimonoina | |
translative | kimonoksi | kimonoiksi | |
instructive | — | kimonoin | |
abessive | kimonotta | kimonoitta | |
comitative | — | kimonoineen |
Ido
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (きもの, kimono), which is from 着 (ki, “wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.mo.no/
- Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no
Noun
kimono (plural kimono-kimono, first-person possessive kimonoku, second-person possessive kimonomu, third-person possessive kimononya)
Further reading
- “kimono” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲiˈmɔ.nɔ/
Audio (file)
Declension
Portuguese
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:quimono.
Sicilian
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈmono/
Further reading
- “kimono” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.