Oregonとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language:

• A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”).
• Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”)
• Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”)
• Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”)
• Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”)

See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹɪɡən/, /ˈɔɹəɡɪn/, (proscribed) /ˈɔɹɪɡɑn/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹɪɡən/
• (Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹɡən/
  • 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
  • Homophone: organ
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹɪɡən/

固有名詞

Oregon

1. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
2. Several other locations in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Boone County, Arkansas.
   2. A small city, the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.
   4. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
   5. A minor city, the county seat of Holt County, Missouri.
   6. A city in Lucas County, Ohio.
   7. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
   8. A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.
   9. A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.
3. A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. University of Oregon.

派生語

参考

アナグラム

• Gooner, no-goer, nogoer, ongoer, orgone, orogen