Miamiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /maɪˈæmi/
• • The Texas town is pronounced IPA: /maɪˈæmə/
• 韻: -æmi

語源 1

From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.

固有名詞

Miami

1. Alternative form of Mayaimi.

   Synonyms: Mayaimi, Maimi, Mayimi, Maymi

   1. An extinct indigenous people of Florida.
   2. An extinct language spoken by those people.
2. A placename:
   1. A city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
      • 2017 March 1, Hannah Seligson, “Where to get hip in Palm Beach”, in CNN‎:

        It may get even busier in town when a sleek train service called the Brightline debuts this summer, shuttling travelers between nearby West Palm Beach and Miami.

      • 2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN‎:

        Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north of Miami city limits.

   2. A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
   3. A small city, the county seat of Roberts County, Texas.
   4. A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.
   5. Ellipsis of Lake Miami, former name of Lake Okeechobee: a lake in Florida, the source of the Miami River.

      Synonyms: Lake Mayaimi, Lake Maimi, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi

   6. A river in Miami-Dade County, Florida, flowing past the city of Miami; in full, Miami River.

      Synonyms: Mayaimi River, Maimi River, Mayimi River, Maymi River

派生語

語源 2

From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.

名詞

Miami (plural Miamis or Miami)

1. A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
2. Miami University.

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Miami terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Miami, mia ⁠