See also: 罗马

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (羅馬)
simp. (罗马)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Roma (Rome) or Latin Roma (Rome). Possible doublet of 拂菻 (Fúlǐn) (see page for details).

Attested as 羅瑪罗玛 in 16th and 17th century works, although Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] has 羅馬 / 罗马.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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羅馬

  1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Adjective

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羅馬

  1. (attributive) Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Roman empire)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろお
Grade: S
(ateji)

Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular

Etymology

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Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 羅馬 / 罗马 (Luómǎ).

For pronunciation and definitions of 羅馬 – see the following entry.
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[proper noun] Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  1. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  2. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
(This term, 羅馬, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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羅馬 (Nama) (hangeul 나마)

  1. (South Korea) hanja form? of 나마 :
    1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Proper noun

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羅馬 (Rama) (hangeul 라마)

  1. (North Korea) hanja form? of 라마 :
    1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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羅馬

  1. chữ Hán form of La Mã.:
    1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)