雌鳥
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 雌 | 鳥 |
| め > めん Grade: S |
とり > どり Grade: 2 |
| irregular | kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 牝鳥 |
Etymology edit
Originally 雌鳥 (medori),[1][2] from 雌 (me-, “female”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN