Where does “らっぱ” come from?

らっぱ (Japanese) comes from Chinese 喇叭, from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ, from Middle Chinese 螺貝.

らっぱ (Japanese): 喇叭 bugle, trumpet; 乱波 spy, ruffian

Definitions

  1. 喇叭 bugle, trumpet; 乱波 spy, ruffian

Ancestry of “らっぱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese喇叭horn; suona; laba
2Mongolianᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢsea shell; conch; conch trumpet
3Middle Chinese螺貝—

Words derived from “らっぱ”

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