希臘

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See also: 希腊

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (希臘)
simp. (希腊)
alternative forms 希獵希猎 Cantonese; obsolete
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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希臘

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (希臘):
  • Korean: 희랍(希臘) (Huirap)
  • Vietnamese: Hi Lạp (希臘)

Others:

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

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The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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希臘(ギリシャ) or 希臘(ギリシア) (Girisha or Girishia

  1. Obsolete spelling of ギリシャ (Greece).
  2. Obsolete spelling of ギリシア (Greece).

Usage notes

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The first character as an abbreviation () is more common than the full kanji spelling.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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希臘 (Huirap) (hangeul 희랍)

  1. hanja form? of 희랍 (Greece)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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希臘

  1. chữ Hán form of Hi Lạp (Greece).