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[n]
▶ ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.) |
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| 5. | A 2018-04-16 23:03:29 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 4. | A* 2018-04-16 18:45:15 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | www-images mostly show mahjong tiles and shogi pieces |
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| Comments: | copy of Marcus comments from the other branch ---------------------- I don't think "artificial ivory" and "synthetic ivory" are good translations here. Google tells me these English terms are mostly used for synthetical materials created to deal with poaching e.g. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/faking- elephant-ivory-180963226/ I believe this would be called 人工象牙 in Japanese (it's in Brit) _ "新象牙" on the other hand seems to refer to one specific ivory-looking plastic material most commonly used for mah jong piles and is not some kind of a broad general term that can be applied to just about ivory-looking material. I think it's similar to the name "French ivory" (but it's a separate plastic, judging from the Google images results) |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,2 +12 @@ -<gloss>ivory-looking plastic</gloss> -<gloss>ivory imitation</gloss> +<gloss>ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2018-04-16 14:39:38 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | See my comment on the branch Johan rejected. |
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| Diff: | @@ -13 +13 @@ -<gloss>artificial ivory</gloss> +<gloss>ivory imitation</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2018-04-16 02:36:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<gloss>artificial ivory</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2018-04-14 13:54:33 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | ngrams 新象牙 12 https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail /q11163471731 "新象牙って何ですか？ ... 象牙の特徴である縞模様を再現した合成樹脂です。 ですからプラスチックですね(^-^;)b" http://www9.plala.or.jp/majan/col25.html |
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| 1. |
[n]
▶ artificial ivory ▶ synthetic ivory ▶ faux ivory |
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| 5. | R 2018-04-16 14:34:05 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | OK |
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| 4. | A* 2018-04-16 14:30:46 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I don't think "artificial ivory" and "synthetic ivory" are good translations here. Google tells me these English terms are mostly used for synthetical materials created to deal with poaching e.g. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/faking- elephant-ivory-180963226/ I believe this would be called 人工象牙 in Japanese (it's in Brit) _ "新象牙" on the other hand seems to refer to one specific ivory-looking plastic material most commonly used for mah jong piles and is not some kind of a broad general term that can be applied to just about ivory-looking material. I think it's similar to the name "French ivory" (but it's a separate plastic, judging from the Google images results) |
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| 3. | A* 2018-04-16 04:57:25 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12 +11,0 @@ -<gloss>ivory-looking plastic</gloss> @@ -13,0 +13,2 @@ +<gloss>synthetic ivory</gloss> +<gloss>faux ivory</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2018-04-16 02:36:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<gloss>artificial ivory</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2018-04-14 13:54:33 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | ngrams 新象牙 12 https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail /q11163471731 "新象牙って何ですか？ ... 象牙の特徴である縞模様を再現した合成樹脂です。 ですからプラスチックですね(^-^;)b" http://www9.plala.or.jp/majan/col25.html |
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