アクシスジカ

Japanese

Etymology

From アクシス (akushisu) + 鹿(しか) (shika, “deer”). The initial portion is from the taxonomic genus Axis, from Latin axis. The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝɕisɨᵝʑika̠]

Noun

アクシスジカ • (akushisu-jika) 

1. axis deer, chital, Axis axis

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).