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別の表記

• didjeridu, didjeridoo, digeridoo

語源

Likely onomatopoeic in reference to the sound made by the instrument, or the words spoken into the instrument to play it.

The earliest known description of the instrument was in 1829 by Captain Collet Barker, in which it was described as making the sound didoggerry whoan. In 2002, Lonergan proposed that the term could derive from Irish dúdaire dubh (“black hummer”) or Scottish Gaelic dùdaire dùth (“native piper”), though the latter seems to be coincidental, since there is no corroborating evidence and the terms would refer to the player (rather than the instrument itself).

発音

• enPR: dĭj'ər-ē-do͞oʹ, IPA: /ˌdɪd͡ʒ.əɹ.iˈduː/
• ハイフネーション: did‧ger‧i‧doo

名詞

didgeridoo (plural didgeridoos)

1. A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.

   Synonyms: didge, yidaki

派生語

動詞

didgeridoo (third-person singular simple present didgeridoos, present participle didgeridooing, simple past and past participle didgeridooed)

1. (rare) To play the digeridoo.

参照

Further reading

• iDIDJ Didgeridoo Cultural Hub of Australia Definition of didgeridoo & more