Japanese

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 モスクワ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Russian Москва́ (Moskvá). Doublet of モスコー (Mosukō).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) クワ [mòsúkúwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞sɨ̥kɯ̟β̞a̠]
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Proper noun

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モスクワ (Mosukuwa

  1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
  2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

References

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  1. ^ 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