Hanukkahとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• The most common form is Hanukkah, followed by Chanukah and Hanukah. Other forms, which are only a fraction as common, include: Hanuka, Chanuka, Chanukka, Chanukkah, Hannuka, Khanukah, Chanuko, Channukah, Hannukah, Channuka, Hanukka, Chanuca, and Chanuccah. The forms Hannukka, Channukkah, and Chanucca are very rare.

語源

Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה‎ (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ‎ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/, /ˈhæn.ə.kə/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/, /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/

固有名詞

Hanukkah (複数形 Hanukkahs)

1. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

同意語

• Feast of Dedication
• Feast of Lights
• Festival of Lights

派生語

関連する語

• hanukkiah

参照

• “Hanukkah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “Hanukkah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "Hanukkah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

アナグラム

• Khanukah