karaoke

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See also: Karaoke, karaoké, and karaokê

English[edit]

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Karaoke in an Irish pub

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (から) (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/
  • (file)
  • (US) enPR: kâ'rē-ōʹkē, IPA(key): /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/
  • (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-ō'kā, IPA(key): /kɑːɹɑːˌokeɪ/, /kɑːɹɑːˌokɛ/ (Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [ɑː] vowels, terminal [e̞], approximated by [ɛ] or [eɪ]), and, more commonly, in anglicized form (initial-syllable [æ], terminal [iː]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same adaptation, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.)

Noun[edit]

karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)

  1. (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
    • 1993 March, Michael J. Wagner with John S. Brick, “Using Karaoke in the Classroom”, in Music Educators Journal, volume 79, number 7, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 44:
      The karaoke has been well received by those who frequent the oriental cabaret scene and adopt its particular social behaviors such as conversation, companionship, being seen, and showing off.
    • 2006 February 24, Real Time with Bill Maher, season 7, episode 2, Bill Maher (actor):
      American Idol will always have a place in my heart. It's where I met Clay. And what could be more exciting than televised karaoke?
    • 2008 December 9, Brian Raftery, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life, Cambridge: Da Capo Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1:
      I was always split on Henley. Then I found out that he doesn’t want people to sing his songs at karaoke. In fact, Henley actually forbids karaoke companies from rerecording songs in his catalog.
  2. (countable) A karaoke session.
  3. (countable) A karaoke parlour.
    Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang
  4. (fitness) An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Welsh: carioci

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)

  1. (intransitive) to perform karaoke

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaoke/ [ka.ɾa.o.ke]
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun[edit]

karaoke inan

  1. karaoke
  2. karaoke bar

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "karaoke" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech[edit]

Noun[edit]

karaoke n (indeclinable)

  1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

Further reading[edit]

  • karaoke in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From karaoko (karaoke) +‎ -e.

Adverb[edit]

karaoke

  1. in a karaoke manner
    kanti karaoke
    to sing karaoke
    • 2004 July 9, Tani Hiroyuki, “Re: Asia esperanto”, in soc.culture.esperanto[1] (Usenet), message-ID <cclltn$j17$1@nwall2.odn.ne.jp>:
      Se vi ŝatas kanti karaoke, vi estas karaokulo.
      If you like to sing karaoke, you are a ‘karaoke-er’.
    • 2005 May, Riitta Hämäläinen, “KEF post kvin jaroj refoje en Finnlando”, in Esperanto en Danio, volume 12, number 2, Dana Esperanto-Asocio, →ISSN:
      “La plej amuza programero estos verŝajne esperanta karaokeo kun la efektiva bando mem – se nur iu kuraĝos karaoke kanti “Ĉu vi pretas” kun Dolchamar”, ridetas Riitta.
      “The most fun event will be, it seems, Esperanto karaoke with the actual band itself – if only someone will have the courage to sing karaoke “Ĉu vi pretas?” with Dolchamar”, smiles Riitta.

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrɑoke/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌo̞k̟e̞]
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun[edit]

karaoke

  1. karaoke (form of entertainment)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative karaoke
genitive karaoken
partitive karaokea
illative karaokeen
singular plural
nominative karaoke
accusative nom. karaoke
gen. karaoken
genitive karaoken
partitive karaokea
inessive karaokessa
elative karaokesta
illative karaokeen
adessive karaokella
ablative karaokelta
allative karaokelle
essive karaokena
translative karaokeksi
abessive karaoketta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karaokeni
accusative nom. karaokeni
gen. karaokeni
genitive karaokeni
partitive karaokeani
inessive karaokessani
elative karaokestani
illative karaokeeni
adessive karaokellani
ablative karaokeltani
allative karaokelleni
essive karaokenani
translative karaokekseni
abessive karaokettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karaokesi
accusative nom. karaokesi
gen. karaokesi
genitive karaokesi
partitive karaokeasi
inessive karaokessasi
elative karaokestasi
illative karaokeesi
adessive karaokellasi
ablative karaokeltasi
allative karaokellesi
essive karaokenasi
translative karaokeksesi
abessive karaokettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karaokemme
accusative nom. karaokemme
gen. karaokemme
genitive karaokemme
partitive karaokeamme
inessive karaokessamme
elative karaokestamme
illative karaokeemme
adessive karaokellamme
ablative karaokeltamme
allative karaokellemme
essive karaokenamme
translative karaokeksemme
abessive karaokettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karaokenne
accusative nom. karaokenne
gen. karaokenne
genitive karaokenne
partitive karaokeanne
inessive karaokessanne
elative karaokestanne
illative karaokeenne
adessive karaokellanne
ablative karaokeltanne
allative karaokellenne
essive karaokenanne
translative karaokeksenne
abessive karaokettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative karaokensa
accusative nom. karaokensa
gen. karaokensa
genitive karaokensa
partitive karaokeaan
karaokeansa
inessive karaokessaan
karaokessansa
elative karaokestaan
karaokestansa
illative karaokeensa
adessive karaokellaan
karaokellansa
ablative karaokeltaan
karaokeltansa
allative karaokelleen
karaokellensa
essive karaokenaan
karaokenansa
translative karaokekseen
karaokeksensa
abessive karaokettaan
karaokettansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), an abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.ra.o.ke/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ké

Noun[edit]

karaoke (first-person possessive karaokeku, second-person possessive karaokemu, third-person possessive karaokenya)

  1. karaoke: a form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
  2. A karaoke session.

Related terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

karaoke

  1. Rōmaji transcription of カラオケ

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.raˈɔ.kɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɛ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun[edit]

karaoke n (indeclinable)

  1. karaoke (form of entertainment)
  2. karaoke pub

Further reading[edit]

  • karaoke in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • karaoke in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

karaoke m (plural karaokes) (European spelling)

  1. Alternative form of caraoque
  2. European Portuguese standard spelling of karaokê.

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈoke/ [ka.ɾaˈo.ke]
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun[edit]

karaoke m (uncountable)

  1. karaoke
  2. karaoke machine
  3. karaoke bar
  4. (slang, Chile) fellatio

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

karaoke c

  1. karaoke

Declension[edit]

Declension of karaoke 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative karaoke karaoken
Genitive karaokes karaokens

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from (から) (kara, empty) + オケ (oke, orchestra), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke
  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈʔoke/, [kɐ.ɾɐˈʔo.xɛ]

Noun[edit]

karaoke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜃᜒ)

  1. karaoke
  2. karaoke machine

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish[edit]

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Noun[edit]

karaoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)

  1. karaoke

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative karaoke
Definite accusative karaokeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative karaoke karaokeler
Definite accusative karaokeyi karaokeleri
Dative karaokeye karaokelere
Locative karaokede karaokelerde
Ablative karaokeden karaokelerden
Genitive karaokenin karaokelerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokem karaokelerim
2nd singular karaoken karaokelerin
3rd singular karaokesi karaokeleri
1st plural karaokemiz karaokelerimiz
2nd plural karaokeniz karaokeleriniz
3rd plural karaokeleri karaokeleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokemi karaokelerimi
2nd singular karaokeni karaokelerini
3rd singular karaokesini karaokelerini
1st plural karaokemizi karaokelerimizi
2nd plural karaokenizi karaokelerinizi
3rd plural karaokelerini karaokelerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokeme karaokelerime
2nd singular karaokene karaokelerine
3rd singular karaokesine karaokelerine
1st plural karaokemize karaokelerimize
2nd plural karaokenize karaokelerinize
3rd plural karaokelerine karaokelerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokemde karaokelerimde
2nd singular karaokende karaokelerinde
3rd singular karaokesinde karaokelerinde
1st plural karaokemizde karaokelerimizde
2nd plural karaokenizde karaokelerinizde
3rd plural karaokelerinde karaokelerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokemden karaokelerimden
2nd singular karaokenden karaokelerinden
3rd singular karaokesinden karaokelerinden
1st plural karaokemizden karaokelerimizden
2nd plural karaokenizden karaokelerinizden
3rd plural karaokelerinden karaokelerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular karaokemin karaokelerimin
2nd singular karaokenin karaokelerinin
3rd singular karaokesinin karaokelerinin
1st plural karaokemizin karaokelerimizin
2nd plural karaokenizin karaokelerinizin
3rd plural karaokelerinin karaokelerinin

Further reading[edit]

  • karaoke in Reverso (Turkish-English)