Japanese

Pronunciation

• (fly ball):
• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝɾ̠a̠i]
• (insect, fishing lure, piece of canvas):
• (Tokyo) フラ​イ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝɾ̠a̠i]

Noun

フライ ‎(romaji furai)

1. (baseball) fly (fly ball)
2. fly, an insect
3. fly (fishing lure)
4. fly (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent)
5. fly (a strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants)

Synonyms

• (fly ball): 飛球 (ひきゅう) ‎(hikyū)
• (insect): 蝿 (はえ) ‎(hae)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English fry.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フライ [fùráí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) フラ​イ [fùráꜜì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝɾ̠a̠i]

Noun

フライ ‎(romaji furai)

1. fried food, such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9