ukulele的词源

英文词源

ukulele (n.)

1896, from Hawaiian 'ukulele, literally "leaping flea," from 'uku "louse, flea" + lele "to fly, jump, leap." Noted earlier in English as the Hawaiian word for "flea." The instrument so called from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it. It developed from a Portuguese instrument introduced to the islands c. 1879.

中文词源

ukulele：尤克里里（四弦小吉它）

来自夏威夷语，跳蚤，来自uku, 虱子，lele, 跳。因弹奏这种乐器手指如同跳蚤而得名。

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ukulele：尤克里里（四弦小吉它）

来自夏威夷语，跳蚤，来自 uku,虱子，lele,跳。因弹奏这种乐器手指如同跳蚤而得名。