銀鱈
Chinese edit
silver; money | codfish; Gadus macrocephalus | ||
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trad. (銀鱈) | 銀 | 鱈 | |
simp. (银鳕) | 银 | 鳕 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
銀鱈
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 鱈 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
たら > だら Hyōgaiji |
jūbakoyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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銀だら |
Etymology edit
From 銀 (gin, “silver”) + 鱈 (tara). The tara changes to dara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
銀鱈 or 銀鱈 • (gindara) ←ぎんだら (gindara)?
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).