志留

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(志留) 		志 留

Etymology

Short for 志留利亞／志留利亚, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese ateji 志留利亜(しるりあ) (shiruria), coined by Bunjirō Kotō in 1884.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

志留

  1. the Silurian

Derived terms

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