kimono

See also: kimonó

English

A woman in a kimono.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/, /kəˈmoʊnə/, [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯], [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ, -əʊnə

Noun

kimono (plural kimonos or kimono)

  1. A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions.
  2. (loosely) A yukata.
  3. A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japense garment.

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

Translations

See also

Further reading


Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Noun

kimono n

  1. kimono (traditional Japanese clothing that is worn in formal occasions)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物.

Noun

kimono

  1. kimono

Declension


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物. First attested in 1880.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmoː.noː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono's, diminutive kimonootje n)

  1. 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: []

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmono/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no
  • Rhymes: -ono

Noun

kimono (accusative singular kimonon, plural kimonoj, accusative plural kimonojn)

  1. kimono

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ono

Noun

kimono

  1. kimono

Declension

Inflection of kimono (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Noun

kimono (plural kimoni)

  1. kimono

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (きもの, kimono), which is from (ki, wearing) + (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)

  1. kimono.
  2. bathrobe.

Further reading


Japanese

Romanization

kimono

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きもの

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiˈmɔ.nɔ/
  • (file)

Noun

kimono n

  1. kimono

Declension

Further reading

  • kimono in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

  1. Alternative spelling of quimono

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:quimono.


Sicilian

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono)

  1. Alternative form of chimonu

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, clothing), which is from (wearing) + (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmono/

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

  1. kimono

Further reading

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