Japanese edit

 シュメール on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Via English Sumer, ultimately from Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝme̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun edit

シュメール (Shumēru

  1. Sumer
  2. (attributive, in compounds) Sumerian

Synonyms edit

Sometimes called スメル (Sumeru) or (rarely) キエンギ (Kiengi), from Sumerian 𒆠𒂗𒄀 (ki-en-gi).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN