ツェツェバエ

Japanese

Etymology

From ツェツェ (tsetse) +‎ 蝿 (hae). The hae changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ツェツェバエ [tsètséꜜbàè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [t͡se̞t͡se̞ba̠e̞]

Noun

ツェツェバエ • (tsetse-bae) 

1. tsetse fly

Usage notes

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