ギンギツネ

Japanese

Etymology

銀 (gin, “silver”) +‎ 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲĩŋʲɡʲit͡sɨᵝne̞]

Noun

ギンギツネ or ぎんぎつね • (gingitsune) 

1. silver fox (melanistic form of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)