ノーム

Japanese

Etymology

From English gnome, from French gnome.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [no̞ːmɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ノーム • (nōmu) 

  1. a gnome (legendary being)
  2. a gnome (elemental being of earth)
    • 2003 April 10, Kozue Amano, “Navigation(ナビゲーション)08(れいはち) 星(ほし)の謳(うた)声(ごえ)”, in ARIA(アリア), volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, page 80:
      火星(アクア)の地(ち)下(か)にはね地重管理人(ノーム)という人(ひと)達(たち)がいて——重(じゅう)力(りょく)を１(いち)Ｇ(ジー)に保(たも)ってくれてるのよ
      Akua no chika ni wa ne Nōmu to iu hito-tachi ga ite—— jūryoku o ichi-jī ni tamotte kureteru no yo
      The people known as Gnomes, who live under the ground of Aqua, are responsible for maintaining gravity at 1 g

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