チリ
See also: ちり
Japanese
edit| Alternative spelling |
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| 智利 (obsolete) |
Etymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese Chile, ultimately from Quechua chili (“the end of the world”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- Chile (a country in South America)
Synonyms
edit- チリ共和国 (Chiri Kyōwakoku): Republic of Chile
Derived terms
edit- チリ硝石 (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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN