different between karaoke vs ringtone

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (karaoke), from ?(??) (kara, “empty”) + ?? (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of ?????? (?kesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kæ.?i???.ki/, /?kæ.?????.ki/ (anglicized)
• (US) enPR: kâ'r?-??k?, IPA^(key): /?kæ.?i?o?.ki/
• (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-?'k?, IPA^(key): /k??????oke?/, /k??????ok?/ (Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [??] vowels, terminal [e?], approximated by [?] or [e?]), and, more commonly, in anglicized form (initial-syllable [æ], terminal [i?]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same adaptation, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.)

Noun

karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)

1. (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

   Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang

2. (countable) A karaoke session.

Derived terms

Related terms

• karate

Descendants

• Welsh: carioci

Translations

Verb

karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)

1. (intransitive) to perform karaoke

Translations

See also

• a capella
• KTV

Czech

Noun

karaoke n

1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

Further reading

• karaoke in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Esperanto

Etymology

From karaoko (“karaoke”) +? -e.

Adverb

karaoke

1. in a karaoke manner

Related terms

• karaoka (“of or relating to karaoke”)
• karaokejo (“karaoke lounge”)
• karaoki (“to sing karaoke”)
• karaokilo (“karaoke machine”)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese ???? (karaoke).

Noun

karaoke

1. karaoke (form of entertainment)

Declension

Derived terms

• karaokebaari (“karaoke bar”)
• karaokelaite (“karaoke machine”)
• laulaa karaokea (“to karaoke”)

Anagrams

• korkeaa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (karaoke), from ? (kara, “empty”) + ?? (oke, “orchestra”), an abbreviation of ?????? (?kesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ra.o.ke/
• Hyphenation: ka?ra?o?ké

Noun

karaoke (first-person possessive karaokeku, second-person possessive karaokemu, third-person possessive karaokenya)

1. A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
2. A karaoke session.

Japanese

Romanization

karaoke

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese ???? (karaoke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ra??.k?/

Noun

karaoke n (indeclinable)

1. karaoke
2. karaoke pub

Further reading

• karaoke in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.?a.??.k?/
• Hyphenation: ka?ra?o?ke

Noun

karaoke m (plural karaokes)

1. Alternative form of karaokê

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese ???? (karaoke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?a?oke/, [ka.?a?o.ke]

Noun

karaoke m (uncountable)

1. karaoke
2. karaoke machine
3. karaoke bar
4. (slang, Chile) fellatio

Further reading

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

English

Alternative forms

• ring tone, ring-tone

Etymology

ring +? tone

Noun

ringtone (plural ringtones)

1. The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
2. A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.

Derived terms

• ringtone rap
• ringtone oscillator

Translations

Verb

ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
   • 2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$ (page 15)

     My handheld ringtoned “Happy Days are Here Again.” I withdrew into a quieter corner of Mahogany Bar and stuck a finger in my other ear.

   • 2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set

     The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.

Anagrams

• integron, nitrogen, retoning

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ringtoon (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ringtone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??.to?n/
• Hyphenation: ring?tone

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone)

   Synonym: beltoon

Portuguese

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a telephone when ringing)

   Synonym: toque

Spanish

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone