英和和英

別の表記

• Koweit, Kowait (obsolete)
• Kuwayt

語源

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /k(j)uːˈweɪt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
• 韻: -eɪt
• enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ

固有名詞

Kuwait

1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
   • 2026 March 2, Haley Britzky, “No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 6 March 2026:

     The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

2. Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.

関連する語

• Kuwaiti

参考

• Countries of the world