デリー

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English Delhi,[1][2][3] ultimately from Urdu دہلی‎ (dihlī, dehlī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

デリー • (Derī) 

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Etymology 2

From English Derry.

Proper noun

デリー • (Derī) 

  1. Derry (a county of Northern Ireland)
  2. Derry (a city in Northern Ireland)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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