象牙海岸

Chinese

elephant tusk; ivory coast; seashore
trad. (象牙海岸) 象牙 海岸
simp. #(象牙海岸) 象牙 海岸

Etymology

Calque of French Côte d’Ivoire. Doublet of 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

象牙海岸

  1. (dated, still used in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore) Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (象牙海岸):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぞう
Grade: 5

Grade: S
かい
Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 3
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
象牙 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn), equivalent to 象牙 (zōge, elephant tusk, ivory) + 海岸 (kaigan, coast), calque of French Côte d’Ivoire.

Proper noun

(ぞう)()(かい)(がん) • (Zōge Kaigan) 

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru, Côte d'Ivoire): Ivory Coast (a country in West Africa)

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

象牙海岸 • (Sang'ahaean) (hangeul 상아해안)

  1. Hanja form? of 상아해안 (Côte d'Ivoire (obsolete)).
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