希臘
See also: 希腊
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (希臘) | 希 | 臘 | |
simp. (希腊) | 希 | 腊 | |
alternative forms | 希獵/希猎 Cantonese; obsolete |
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
希臘
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Others:
- → Zhuang: Hihlaz
See also edit
- 希利尼 (Xīlìní)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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希 | 臘 |
Grade: 4 | Hyōgaiji |
jukujikun |
Etymology edit
The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘/希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
希臘 or 希臘 • (Girisha or Girishia)
Usage notes edit
The first character as an abbreviation (希) is more common than the full kanji spelling.
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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希 | 臘 |
Proper noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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希 | 臘 |
Proper noun edit
希臘