喇叭

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (喇叭) 喇 叭
simp. #(喇叭) 喇 叭

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ (labai, “sea shell; conch; conch trumpet”), in turn borrowed from Early Mandarin 螺貝 (MC lwa pajH, “shell; conch; conch trumpet”).

Pronunciation


Noun

喇叭

  1. (music) horn; trumpet
  2. (regional, music) suona
  3. Alternative name for 揚聲器/扬声器 (yángshēngqì, “loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier”).
  4. (in automobiles etc.) horn
  5. (figurative) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly

Usage notes

This is also used as a generic term to describe anything that has a horn or trumpet-like conical shape.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 吹喇叭 (chuī lǎba)
  • 喇叭口兒/喇叭口儿
  • 喇叭手
  • 喇叭筒
  • 喇叭花 (lǎbahuā)
  • 喇叭蟲/喇叭虫
  • 喇叭裙 (lǎbaqún)
  • 喇叭褲/喇叭裤 (lǎbakù)
  • 喇喇叭叭
  • 大喇叭 (dàlǎba)
  • 小喇叭 (xiǎolǎbā)
  • 琉璃喇叭
  • 環繞喇叭/环绕喇叭
  • 窗兒眼吹喇叭/窗儿眼吹喇叭
  • 隔著窗戶吹喇叭/隔著窗户吹喇叭

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (喇叭):
  • → Japanese: 喇叭(らっぱ) (rappa)
  • → Korean: 나발(喇叭) (nabal)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喇 叭
らつ > らっ
Hyōgaiji
は > ぱ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らっぱ [ràppá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠p̚pa̠]

Noun

喇(らっ)叭(ぱ) • (rappa) 

  1. trumpet
  2. bugle
  3. Short for 喇叭飲み.

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
喇叭

Noun

喇叭 • (nabal) (hangeul 나발)

  1. Hanja form? of 나발 (“nabal”).
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