different between anime vs drama

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), itself borrowed from English animation.

Alternative forms

• animé

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æn.?.me?/, /?æn.?.m?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æn.?.me?/

Noun

anime (countable and uncountable, plural anime or animes)

1. (uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.

   I can draw an anime version of you, if you want.

2. (countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
   • 2005, Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions, page 165,

     After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.

   • 2005, Joan D. Vinge, in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, page cix,

     Usually the manga comes first, though it may be an offshoot of a novel, and an anime may be inspired by a video game.

   • 2006, Thomas LaMarre, in Japan After Japan (Tomiko Yoda & Harry D. Harootunian, eds.), page 363,

     These anime prepared the way for Otaku no video, a two-part Original Video Animation (OVA).

3. (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.

Synonyms

• (a Japanese animated work): Japanimation (dated), Japanime (dated)

Coordinate terms

• (a Japanese animated work): manga (a Japanese graphic illustration work)

Derived terms

• (a Japanese animated work): animanga
• (an animated work): Japanime

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”) (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.

Noun

anime (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of animé, the resin of the courbaril.

Anagrams

• -amine, I mean, Maine, amine, maine, manie, minae, minæ

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??i.m?/

Noun

anime (plural anime)

1. anime (Japanese animation)

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /a.ni.me/

Noun

anime inan

1. tatami

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime

1. anime

Derived terms

• animefigur

Esperanto

Etymology

animo +? -e.

Adverb

anime

1. in one’s soul; spiritually
   • (Can we date this quote?) Lydia Zamenhof (translator), Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Part 1, Chapter 26,

     ?i sentis, ke tiu nefleksebla kaj dan?era homo apartenas nun al ?i anime kaj korpe, kiel sklavo

     she felt that that unbending and dangerous man belonged to her now, soul and body, like a slave (Jeremiah Curtin translation)

2. in one’s mind; mentally, psychologically
   • (Can we date this quote?) Jurij Finkel (translator), La Horo de Bovo (??? ???? / The Bull’s Hour) by Ivan Yefremov, Chapter 7,

     Kiom da trompoj ankora? atendas ?i tie, precipe inter homoj, tute similaj al la teraj kaj tiom malsamaj anime!

     How many misapprehensions were still in store here, especially among people [who] looked just like Terrans but whose minds were so unlike theirs (lit. so different mentally)!

   • (Can we date this quote?) István Nemere, “Tunelo helnigra,” review of La tunelo by Marco Picasso, in Literatura Foiro 176, December 1998,

     Certe estas tiaj situacioj en la vivo de ni ?iuj. Kaj en la romano mi trovis lokojn, kie mi ekkriis anime: “Jen, tion anka? mi verkus samtiel!”

     There are certainly situations like that in all of our lives. And in the novel I found places, where in my head I would exclaim: “That’s just how I would have written it, too!”

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime

1. anime

Declension

Anagrams

• Maine, Minea, Naemi, maine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nim/

Verb

anime

1. first-person singular present indicative of animer
2. third-person singular present indicative of animer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of animer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of animer
5. second-person singular imperative of animer

Anagrams

• en ami, Maine, manie, manié, menai

Friulian

Alternative forms

• ànime

Etymology

From Latin anima (“breath, soul”) (cf. Italian alma, Romansch olma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.ni.me/

Noun

anime f (plural animis)

1. soul

Related terms

• animâ
• nemâl

Hungarian

Etymology

From English anime, from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??nim?]
• Hyphenation: ani?me
• Rhymes: -m?

Noun

anime (plural animék)

1. anime (artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation)
2. anime (animated work originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style)

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), itself borrowed from English animation. Doublet of aeni and animasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?anime]
• Hyphenation: ani?mé

Noun

anime

1. anime: an artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.

   Hypernym: animasi

Further reading

• “anime” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -anime

Noun

anime f pl

1. plural of anima

Anagrams

• ameni, emani, emina, manie, menai

Japanese

Romanization

anime

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?a.ni.me/, [?än?m?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?a.ni.me/, [???nim?]

Noun

anime m

1. vocative singular of animus

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??i.m?/

Noun

anime n (indeclinable)

1. (animation) anime

Further reading

• anime in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• anime in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.?ni.mi/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.?ni.m(?)/, /?.?ni.m(?)/, /a.?ni.me/
• Hyphenation: a?ni?me

Noun

anime m (plural animes)

1. anime (Japanese animation)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:anime.

Alternative forms

• animé, animê

Related terms

• animação, animar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?.?ni.m(?)/
• Hyphenation: a?ni?me

Verb

anime

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of animar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of animar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of animar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of animar

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime n (plural animeuri)

1. anime

Verb

anime

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of anima
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of anima

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?nime/, [a?ni.me]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (anime), an abbreviation of ??????? (anim?shon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime m (plural animes)

1. anime

Alternative forms

• ánime

Etymology 2

See animar.

Verb

anime

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of animar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of animar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of animar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of animar.

Etymology 3

From Medieval Latin amineus (“white”).

Noun

anime m (uncountable)

1. animé (resin)
2. (Cuba, Ecuador) courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril)
3. (Venezuela) expanded polystyrene (EPS), styrofoam

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:poliestireno expandido

Further reading

• “anime” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???m?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??m?/
• (Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /?d?æm?/
• Hyphenation: dra?ma
• Rhymes: -??m?

Noun

drama (usually uncountable, plural dramas or dramata)

1. A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue

2. Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
3. Theatrical plays in general
4. A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
5. (slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:drama

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Arabic: ????????? (dr?m?)
  • Gulf Arabic: ??????? (dr?ma)
• ? Cebuano: drama
• ? Japanese: ??? (dorama)
• ? Korean: ??? (deurama)
• ? Malay: drama

Translations

Anagrams

• Madar, damar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?d?a.m?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?d?a.ma/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Noun

drama m (plural drames)

1. drama (theatrical and media genre)
2. drama (theatrical plays in general)
3. drama (difficult situation)

Related terms

References

• “drama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ?????? (drakhm?, “a drachma”).

Noun

drama f (plural drames)

1. Obsolete spelling of dracma

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English drama, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dra?ma

Noun

drama

1. a theatrical play; a skit
2. a radio drama
3. a soap opera, a TV show that is not a comedy.
4. an act; a display of behavior meant to deceive
5. (derogatory) a show; mere display or pomp with no substance

Verb

drama

1. to be emotional or sentimental
2. to put on an act

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:drama.

Czech

Etymology

From Latin drama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?drama]
• Hyphenation: dra?ma

Noun

drama n

1. drama (composition intended for actors)

Declension

Related terms

• dramatický m
• dramatik m
• dramatizovat
• dramaturg m
• dramaturgie f

Further reading

• drama in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• drama in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dra?.ma?/
• Hyphenation: dra?ma
• Rhymes: -a?ma?

Noun

drama n (plural drama's, diminutive dramaatje n)

1. drama (theatrical work; anything involving play acting).
2. Something tragic, a tragedy.

Derived terms

• docudrama
• dramaserie
• dramaticus
• dramatiek
• dramatisch
• gezinsdrama

Related terms

• dramaturg

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: drama

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tra?ma/
• Rhymes: -a?ma

Noun

drama n (genitive singular drama, no plural)

1. drama

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch drama, from Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?drama]
• Hyphenation: dra?ma

Noun

drama (first-person possessive dramaku, second-person possessive dramamu, third-person possessive dramanya)

1. drama:
   1. a composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
   2. theatrical plays in general.

      Synonyms: sandiwara, teater, tonil

2. (colloquial) tragedy, a disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

   Synonym: tragedi

Affixed terms

Further reading

• “drama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d????am??/

Noun

drama m (genitive singular drama, nominative plural dramaí)

1. Cois Fharraige form of dráma

Declension

Mutation

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?dra?.ma/, [?d??ä?mä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?dra.ma/, [?d????m?]

Noun

dr?ma n (genitive dr?matis); third declension

1. drama, play

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Descendants

• ? Belarusian: ?????? (dráma)
• ? Catalan: drama
• ? Czech: drama
• ? Dutch: drama
  • ? Indonesian: drama
• ? English: drama
  • ? Arabic: ????????? (dr?m?)
    • Gulf Arabic: ??????? (dr?ma)
  • ? Cebuano: drama
  • ? Japanese: ??? (dorama)
  • ? Korean: ??? (deurama)
  • ? Malay: drama
• ? Finnish: draama
• ? French: drame
• ? German: Drama
• ? Hungarian: dráma
• ? Icelandic: drama
• ? Irish: dráma
• ? Macedonian: ????? (drama)
• ? Norwegian: drama
• ? Polish: dramat
• ? Portuguese: drama
• ? Romanian: dram?
• ? Russian: ?????? (dráma)
• ? Serbo-Croatian: ?????? / dr?ma
• ? Spanish: drama
• ? Swedish: drama
• ? Ukrainian: ?????? (dráma)
• ? Welsh: drama
• ? Yiddish: ??????? (drame) (through some Romance language)

References

• drama in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• drama in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• drama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• drama in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• drama in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).

Noun

drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama or dramaer, definite plural dramaene)

1. a drama

Derived terms

• gisseldrama
• melodrama

Related terms

• dramatikk

References

• “drama” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dr??m?/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama, definite plural dramaa)

1. (countable or uncountable) a drama

Inflection

Derived terms

• gisseldrama
• melodrama

Related terms

• dramatikk

References

• “drama” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ama

Noun

drama m (plural dramas)

1. drama (composition)
2. drama (theatrical play)
3. drama (dramatic situation)

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

drama m (genitive singular drama, plural dramaichean)

1. Alternative form of dràm

Noun

drama

1. genitive singular of dràm

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâma/
• Hyphenation: dra?ma

Noun

dr?ma f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. drama

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin drama, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma). Cognate with English drama.

Noun

drama m (plural dramas)

1. drama (genre in art, film, theatre and literature or a work of said genre)
2. drama, tragedy, plight (quality of intense or high emotion or situation of enormous gravity that heightens such emotions)

   Synonym: tragedia

3. drama (theatre studies)

   Synonym: teatro

4. play (work of theatre)

   Synonym: obra

5. big deal, fuss, scene

   Synonyms: gran cosa, escándalo, escena

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• eurodrama m
• reina del drama (“drama queen”)

Related terms

• dramatizar

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

drama n

1. a drama

Declension

Related terms

• dramatiker
• dramatisk
• dramaturg
• dramaturgi

Anagrams

• ramad

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ?????? (dráma).

Noun

drama

1. drama (theatre)

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

From Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?drama/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?dra(?)ma/

Noun

drama f (plural dramâu)

1. drama, play

Mutation