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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{mc-ety1|English|weeaboo}}, from {{mc-ety2|Japanese|オタク|otaku}}.
Borrowed from {{mc-ety2|Japanese|オタク|otaku}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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{{mc-noun|otaku|m}}
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# otaku, consumer of Japanese media
# otaku, consumer (usually of Caucasian descent) of Japanese media
# nerd, geek
 
====Usage notes====
While the word, in Japanese, carries a more derogatory connotation, the connotation in Maryan Coptic is more neutral and more akin to the English definition.
 
====See also====
* {{mc-der2|ⳣⲓⲉⲃⲩ|wiebu|weeaboo}}


[[Category:Maryan Coptic words]]
[[Category:Maryan Coptic words]]
[[Category:Maryan Coptic nouns]]
[[Category:Maryan Coptic nouns]]
[[Category:Maryan Coptic words borrowed from English]]
[[Category:Maryan Coptic words borrowed from Japanese]]

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Maryan Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese オタク (otaku).

Pronunciation

  • (Central) IPA: /ɔˈtaku/, [ɔˈtä.ku]
  • (Nahlic) IPA: [ɑˈtæ.kʉ]

Noun

ⲟⲧⲁⲕⲩ (otaku) m.

  1. otaku, consumer (usually of Caucasian descent) of Japanese media
  2. nerd, geek

Usage notes

While the word, in Japanese, carries a more derogatory connotation, the connotation in Maryan Coptic is more neutral and more akin to the English definition.

See also