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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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