シンガポール

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
新嘉坡 (obsolete)
 
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Etymology edit

From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, lion) +‎ पुर (pura, city). Doublet of シンガプーラ (shingapūra).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ンガポール [shìńgápóꜜòrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋɡa̠po̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun edit

シンガポール (Shingapōru

  1. Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)

References edit

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN