緬甸
See also: 缅甸
Chinese
Burma; distant | imperial domain; suburb | ||
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trad. (緬甸) | 緬 | 甸 | |
simp. (缅甸) | 缅 | 甸 |
Pronunciation
Descendants
Others:
- → Zhuang: Menjden
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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緬 | 甸 |
めん Hyōgaiji |
でん Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chinese 緬甸/缅甸 (Miǎndiàn), some time after this term came to prominence in Chinese during the Ming Dynasty. Compare modern Mandarin reading Miǎndiàn, Cantonese min5 din6.[1]
Proper noun
緬甸 (hiragana めんでん, rōmaji Menden)
- (historical, possibly obsolete) former name for Myanmar
Synonyms
- ミャンマー (Myanmā)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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緬 | 甸 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
Irregular |
Ultimately from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma). The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from the borrowed Chinese term Menden above.[1]
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- ミャンマー (Myanmā)
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