天狗鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	狗	鮫
てん Grade: 1	く > ぐ Hyōgaiji	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
goon		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 天狗 (“tengu”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝza̠me̞]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)鮫(ざめ) or 天狗鮫(テングザメ) • (tenguzame) 

1. (archaic) Synonym of 箕作鮫 (mitsukurizame, “goblin shark”)

Descendants

• → English: goblin shark (calque)