ポリス

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English police.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ポ​リス [póꜜrìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [po̞ɾʲisɨᵝ]

Noun

ポリス • (porisu) 

  1. police
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ポ​リス [póꜜrìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [po̞ɾʲisɨᵝ]

Noun

ポリス • (porisu) 

  1. polis (Ancient Greek city-state)
Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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