埃及

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (埃及)
simp. #(埃及)
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Etymology

Likely borrowed from English Egypt. Attested as early as 1853.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

埃及

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (埃及):
  • Korean: 애급(埃及) (Aegeup)
  • Vietnamese: Ai Cập (埃及)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
じぷと
Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 埃及 (Āijí).

Proper noun

埃及(エジプト) (Ejiputo

  1. Obsolete spelling of エジプト.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

埃及 (Aegeup) (hangeul 애급)

  1. hanja form? of 애급 (Egypt)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

埃及

  1. chữ Hán form of Ai Cập (Egypt).