チリ
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See also: ちり
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 智利 (obsolete) |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Chile, ultimately from Quechua chili (“the end of the world”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN