Japanese edit

 ハワイガン on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
がん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Calque of English Hawaiian goose, equivalent to ハワイ (Hawai, Hawaii) +‎ (gan, goose)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) イがん [hàwáꜜì gàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɰᵝa̠i ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

ハワイ(がん) or ハワイ(ガン) (Hawai gan

  1. a Hawaiian goose