Mystery behind the names of automobile companies

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

March 03, 2016, 05:11 IST
The name Mitsubishi is a combination of the Japanese words mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means water chestnut and describes the diamond shape.

"diamond" in this context refers only to the rhombus shape, not to the precious gem.

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