土狼
Chinese edit
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
wolf | ||
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simp. and trad. (土狼) |
土 | 狼 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Afrikaans erdwolf (literally “earth wolf”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
土狼
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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土 | 狼 |
つち Grade: 1 |
おおかみ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
土 (tsuchi, “soil; earth”) + 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”), calque of Afrikaans aardwolf (“earth wolf”)
Noun edit
土狼 or 土狼 • (tsuchiōkami)
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツチオオカミ.
See also edit
- 土豚 (tsuchibuta)