大山猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	山	猫
おお Grade: 1	やま Grade: 1	ねこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 山猫 (yamaneko, “wild cat”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおや​まねこ [òóyáꜜmànèkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

大(おお)山(やま)猫(ねこ) or 大山猫(オオヤマネコ) • (ōyamaneko) ^{←おほやまねこ (ofoyamaneko) or オホヤマネコ (ofoyamaneko)?}

1. a Eurasian lynx

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 欧(ヨー)羅(ロッ)巴(パ)大(オオ)山(ヤマ)猫(ネコ) (Yōroppa ōyamaneko)
• オオヤマネコ属(ぞく) (Ōyamaneko-zoku)