ベニン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Benin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ベニン • (Benin) 

  1. Benin (country)
    Synonyms: (fuller official name) ベナン共和国 (Benan Kyōwakoku), ベナン (Benan)

Usage notes

The French-derived term ベナン (Benan) appears to be gradually replacing older English-derived ベニン (Benin).[3][4]

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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