チリ

See also: ちり

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
智利 (obsolete)

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チリ

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Chile

智利 (Chiri): the flag of Chile.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese Chile, ultimately from Quechua chili (“the end of the world”).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) チリ [chíꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾʲi]

Proper noun edit

チリ • (Chiri)

Chile (a country in South America)

Synonyms edit

チリ共和国(きょうわこく) (Chiri Kyōwakoku): Republic of Chile

Derived terms edit

チリ硝石(しょうせき) (chiri shōseki, “Chile saltpetre”)

References edit

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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