ポンペイ

Japanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”). Doublet of シンク (shinku), ファイブ (faibu), and ポンず (ponzu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Directly from Latin or borrowed from another language, such as Italian or English?”)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ポンペイ • (Ponpei) 

  1. Pompeii (a ruined Roman town in Italy)
  2. Pohnpei (an island, a state of Micronesia)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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