羅馬

See also: 罗马

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (羅馬)		羅	馬
simp. (罗马)		罗	马

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Roma (“Rome”) or Latin Roma (“Rome”). Possible doublet of 拂菻 (Fúlǐn) (see page for details).

Attested as 羅瑪／罗玛 in 16th and 17th century works, although Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] has 羅馬 / 罗马.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Luómǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Луәма (Luəma, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): lo⁴ maa⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Lò-mâ

(Meixian, Guangdong): lo² ma¹
Northern Min (KCR): Lô̤-mǎ
Eastern Min (BUC): Lò̤-mā
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lô-má
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lu-ma

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Luómǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Luómǎ
  - Wade–Giles: Lo²-ma³
  - Yale: Lwó-mǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Luomaa
  - Palladius: Лома (Loma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Луәма (Luəma, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /luə²⁴ ma⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lo⁴ maa⁵
  - Yale: lòh máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lo⁴ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lo⁴ ma⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔː²¹ maː¹³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    羅馬 / 罗马
    騾馬 / 骡马
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lò-mâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˇ ma^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo² ma¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lo¹¹ ma²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lo² ma¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lo¹¹ ma⁴⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Lô̤-mǎ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ³³ ma²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Lò̤-mā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃o⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô-má
  - Tâi-lô: Lô-má
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loimar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lo²⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lo²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³⁻²² mã⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ mã⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ mã⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lu-ma
  - MiniDict: lu^去 ma
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lu-ma
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lu²² ma⁴⁴/

Proper noun

羅馬

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Adjective

羅馬

(attributive) Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Roman empire)
- 1829, 尚德 [Walter Henry Medhurst], 東西史記和合, page 21:
  
  阿厄色土為羅馬始皇，周圍百國，皆為之滅，故此稱帝王，於西天矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  阿厄色土为罗马始皇，周围百国，皆为之灭，故此称帝王，于西天矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Ā'èsètǔ wéi Luómǎ shǐhuáng, zhōuwéi bǎi guó, jiē wéi zhī miè, gùcǐ chēng dìwáng, yú xītiān yǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

古羅馬 / 古罗马 (Gǔ Luómǎ)
條條大路通羅馬 / 条条大路通罗马 (tiáotiáo dàlù tōng Luómǎ)
羅馬人 / 罗马人
羅馬公教 / 罗马公教 (Luómǎ Gōngjiào)
羅馬化 / 罗马化 (luómǎhuà)
羅馬字 / 罗马字 (luómǎzì)
羅馬字母 / 罗马字母 (Luómǎ Zìmǔ)
羅馬帝國 / 罗马帝国 (Luómǎ Dìguó)
羅馬數字 / 罗马数字 (luómǎ shùzì)
羅馬書 / 罗马书 (Luómǎshū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羅	馬
ろお Grade: S (ateji)	ま Grade: 2 (ateji)
irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 羅馬 / 罗马 (Luómǎ).

For pronunciation and definitions of 羅馬 – see the following entry.

【ローマ】

[proper noun] Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

(This term, 羅馬, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
羅	馬

Proper noun

羅馬 • (Nama) (hangeul 나마)

(South Korea) hanja form^? of 나마 :
1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Proper noun

羅馬 • (Rama) (hangeul 라마)

(North Korea) hanja form^? of 라마 :
1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
羅	馬

Proper noun

羅馬

chữ Hán form of La Mã:
1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)