シンガポール
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
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| 新嘉坡 (obsolete) |
Etymology
[edit]From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”). Doublet of シンガプーラ (shingapūra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]シンガポール • (Shingapōru)
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
References
[edit]- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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