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埃米爾

简埃米尔 · 繁埃米爾

Mandarin · pinyin āi mǐ ěr

(loanword) emir; amir

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埃: āi · fine dust, dirt
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–3 · ai1 mi3 er3

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noun

emir; amir (Islamic leader)

name

a transliteration of the English, German, Czech, Swedish, Romanian, or Norwegian male given name Emil
a transliteration of the French male given name Émile
a transliteration of the Bulgarian or Macedonian male given name Емил (Emil), Emil
a transliteration of the Serbo-Croatian or Turkish male given name Emir

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