天竺鼠
Chinese edit
India; Tianzhu Area | rat; mouse | ||
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trad. (天竺鼠) | 天竺 | 鼠 | |
simp. #(天竺鼠) | 天竺 | 鼠 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
天竺鼠
Synonyms edit
- 豚鼠 (túnshǔ)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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天 | 竺 | 鼠 |
てん Grade: 1 |
じく Jinmeiyō |
ねずみ Hyōgaiji |
Etymology edit
Compound of 天竺 (tenjiku, “India”) + 鼠 (nezumi, “mouse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
天竺鼠 or 天竺鼠 • (tenjiku nezumi) ←てんぢくねずみ (tendikunezumi)?
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as テンジクネズミ.