ブックメーカー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bookmaker.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ックメーカー [bùkkúméꜜèkàà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟k̚kɯ̟me̞ːka̠ː]

Noun

ブックメーカー • (bukkumēkā

  1. (gambling) a bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets)
  2. a bookmaker (one who edits, prints, or publishes books)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN