オホーツク

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鄂哥都加 (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Охо́тск (Oxótsk),[1] derived from Even окат (okat, “river”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) オホーツク [òhóꜜòtsùkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ho̞ːt͡sɨ̥kɯ̟]

Proper noun

オホーツク • (Ohōtsuku) 

  1. Okhotsk (an urban locality in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)
  2. Okhotsk (a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Russian: Охо́цуку (Oxócuku)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN>
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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