Osaka

See also: Ōsaka

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈsɑːkə/, /əʊˈsæ.kə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈsɑ.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkə, -ækə

Proper noun

Osaka

  1. The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈza.ka/, (high-style, less-preferred) /oˈsa.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: O‧sà‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan)

References
  1. Osaka in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

Romanization

Osaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おさか

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈsa.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan)

Declension
Declension of Osaka
singular
nominative Osaka
genitive Osaki
dative Osace
accusative Osakę
instrumental Osaką
locative Osace
vocative Osako

Further reading
  • Osaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Osaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈza.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈza.ka/

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈsaka/ [oˈsa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: O‧sa‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ʔoˈsaka/, [ʔoˈsa.xɐ]

Proper noun

Osaka

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
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