Chinese

Noun

銅鑼

1. gong

Derived terms

Proper noun

銅鑼

1. Tongluo (township in Miaoli County, Taiwan)

Japanese

銅鑼 (dora): an Asian-style gong.

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 銅鑼 ‎(dung la, literally “copper + gong”). Alternatively, coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

The reading represents a likely sound shift from the expected on'yomi of dōra.

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) どら [dòrá] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ど​ら [dóꜜrà] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ɾ̠a̠]

Alternative forms

• 鉦, 鑼

Noun

銅鑼 ‎(hiragana どら, romaji dora)

1. a gong

Synonyms

• ゴング ‎(gongu)

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9