ぼく西にし

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(ぼく西にし)
すみ 西にし

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mexico. Attested in A Short Account of the Maritime Circuit (瀛寰こころざしりゃく) [1849] by Xu Jiyu.

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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ぼく西にし

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すみ 西にし
めき
Grade: S

Grade: 2

Hyōgai
irregular
Alternative spelling
墨西哥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mexico, in turn from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco. The kanji are ateji (), from Chinese ぼく西にし (Mòxīgē).

Proper noun

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ぼく西にし(メキシコ) (Mekishiko

  1. Obsolete spelling of メキシコ (Mexico (a country)).