ポリス

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English police.

Alternative forms

(shortening) ポリ (pori)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ポリス [póꜜrìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [po̞ɾʲisɨᵝ]

Noun

ポリス • (porisu)

police

Synonyms

警察(けいさつ) (keisatsu)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ポリス [póꜜrìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [po̞ɾʲisɨᵝ]

Noun

ポリス • (porisu)

polis (Ancient Greek city-state)

Synonyms

都市国家(としこっか) (toshi kokka)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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