Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2016 February 9

= February 9 =

Pronunciation of surname Appice
How is the surname of the drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice pronounced? DuncanHill (talk) 09:02, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * See Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2016 January 13. Deor (talk) 10:13, 9 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Excellent - many thanks. DuncanHill (talk) 10:17, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Japanese: meaning of Toyo, like in Toyo university, Toyota, Tōyō kanji
Toyo university, Toyota, Tōyō kanji: is that the same meaning in all three cases? --Llaanngg (talk) 12:33, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * All three are different words.
 * "Toyo" university = 東洋 = Eastern Ocean, i.e. the Orient or Far East;
 * "Toyota" comes from "Toyoda" = 豊田, a surname, where "Toyo" = 豊, "plentiful"
 * "Tōyō" kanji = 当用, i.e. for general use.
 * Also note that "o" is different to "ō", although in English the line is often omitted, which can make things more confusing. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 15:23, 9 February 2016 (UTC)