ウエスト

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English waist.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ウエスト [ùésútó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) ウエスト [ùéꜜsùtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝe̞sɨ̥ᵝto̞]

Noun

ウエスト • (uesuto)

(fashion) waist size
waist

Related terms

スリーサイズ (surī-saizu)
バスト (basuto)
ヒップ (hippu)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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