katakana
noun
- Japanese syllabary, mainly used for loan words and scientific terms
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈkænə/ / /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/ / /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
name
- Alternative letter-case form of katakana.
noun
Etymology: From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).
- A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.
- A character thereof.