やくしまだから

Japanese

Alternative spelling
屋久島宝

Etymology

From 屋久島(やくしま) (Yakushima) + 宝(たから) (takara). The takara changes to dakara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠kɯ̟ᵝɕima̠da̠ka̠ɾa̠]

Noun

やくしまだから or ヤクシマダカラ • (Yakushima-dakara) ^{←やくしまだから (yakusimadakara)?}

1. Arabian cowry, Mauritia arabica

Usage notes

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