English
Osaka
Osaka comes from Japanese 大阪.
- Japanesemodern大阪
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Osaka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern大阪
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Osaka
Earliest quotation: 2005, Ken Belson, Going to Osaka: “And Osaka comes alive in the warm months of…”
Every English word from Japanese 大阪
Today it means
name The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 大阪 / Osaka