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Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference Asked by: crabcakes-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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10 Oct 2005 12:13 PDT
Expires: 09 Nov 2005 11:13 PST Question ID: 578559 |
How did the country of Chile get its name? |
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Re: For Bobbie7 only
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 10 Oct 2005 12:57 PDT Rated: ![]() |
Hi Crabcakes! There are a number of different theories about how Chile got its name. According to Abate Molina, the name Chile came from the Mapuche Indian word trih or chi, a bird with yellow spots on its wings. ?Empecemos por el abate Molina. Notable figura intelectual chilena y autor de obras como el "Compendio de la historia geográfica, natural y civil del reino de Chile" y del "Ensayo sobre la historia natural de Chile", según su versión el nombre de Chile vendría de trih o chi, palabra mapuche con la que se llamaba a un pájaro que tenía unas manchas amarillas en sus alas.? La Incógnita Sobre el Origen de la Palabra Chile http://www.chile.com/tpl/articulo/detalle/ver.tpl?cod_articulo=7225 Other possibilities ?The Quechua or Mapuche Indian word "chili/chilli" or "where the land ends/where the land runs out/limit of the world" also provides a possible derivation. Another possible meaning originates with a native word tchili, meaning "snow" or cold List of country name etymologies http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-country-name-etymologies Different theories can be found at the following links: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile#Origen_etimol.C3.B3gico http://etimologias.dechile.net/?chile http://icarito.latercera.cl/especiales/fiestas_patrias/curiosidades.htm Search terms: Country name etymologies Chile origen del nombre I hope this helps! Best regards, Bobbie7 |
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From: bobbie7-ga on 10 Oct 2005 14:04 PDT |
Crabcakes, Thank you for the five stars and the very generous tip! Bobbie7 |
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