Etymograph

English

kimono

Kimono comes from Japanese 着物 ‘clothing’.

  1. Japanesemodern着物kimono‘clothing’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020kimono

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern着物kimono‘clothing’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020kimono

Earliest quotation: 2020, Allyssia Alleyne, What the kimono’s wide-reaching influence tells us about cul: “Presenting 84 kimonos dating as far back as the…”

Every English word from Japanese 着物

Today it means

noun A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.

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Etymograph / Japanese 着物 / kimono

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