Chinese

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earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
wolf
simp. and trad.
(土狼)

Etymology

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Calque of Afrikaans erdwolf (literally earth wolf)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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土狼

  1. aardwolf

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

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(tsuchi, soil; earth) +‎ (ōkami, wolf), calque of Afrikaans aardwolf (earth wolf)

Noun

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(つち)(おおかみ) or 土狼(ツチオオカミ) (tsuchiōkami

  1. Synonym of アードウルフ (ādourufu, aardwolf)

Usage notes

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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

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