ゆすりか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
揺蚊

ユスリカ: a chironomid midge

Etymology

From 揺(ゆ)すり (yusuri, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 揺(ゆ)する (yusuru, “shake”)) + 蚊(か) (ka, “mosquito”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆすり​か [yùsúríꜜkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲika̠]

Noun

ゆすりか or ユスリカ • (yusurika) ^{←ゆすりか (yusurika)?}

1. chironomid, any of various midges of the family Chironomidae

Usage notes

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

See also

• ユスリカ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• “ユスリカ”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984