羅馬

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See also: 罗马

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (羅馬)
simp. (罗马)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Roma (Rome) or Latin Roma (Rome). Possible doublet of 拂菻 (Fúlǐn) (see page for details).

Attested as 羅瑪罗玛 in 16th and 17th century works, although Kunyu Wanguo Quantu has 羅馬罗马.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

羅馬

  1. Rome (a city, the capital of Italy)

Adjective

羅馬

  1. (attributive) Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Roman empire)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ろお
Grade: S
(ateji)

Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 羅馬罗马 (Luómǎ).

For pronunciation and definitions of 羅馬 – see the following entry.
ローマ
Rome
(This term, 羅馬, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

羅馬 (Nama) (hangeul 나마)

  1. hanja form? of 나마 ((South Korea) Rome)

Proper noun

羅馬 (Rama) (hangeul 라마)

  1. hanja form? of 라마 ((North Korea) Rome)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

羅馬

  1. chữ Hán form of La Mã (Rome, the Roman Empire).