砵市
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 砵 | 市 |
| ぽ Hyōgaiji | し Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | on’yomi |
Glyph origin
砵 (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese 砵崙 (but3 leon4, “Portland”)) + 市 (“city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po̞ɕi]
Proper noun
砵市 • (Po-shi)
- (obsolete) Short for ポートランド市 (Pōtorando-shi, “Portland (a city in Oregon, United States)”).
- 1915, “第貳編 オレゴン州”, in 在米の闘士, page 76:
- 砵市コーチ街三〇四
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1920 May 27, 央州日報 [The Oregon News], page 2:
- 砵市第四街七十四番半
- 784 N. 4th St., Portland Oregon
- https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/?a=d&d=tnw19220821-01.1.3
- https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/?a=d&d=osn19210727-01.1.1