尾巻猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尾	巻	猿
お Grade: S	ま(き) Grade: 6	さる > ざる Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
尾卷猿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

尾 (o, “tail”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “rolling”, from 巻く (maku, “to roll”)) +‎ 猿 (saru, “monkey”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おまきざ​る [òmákízáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ma̠kʲiza̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

尾(お)巻(まき)猿(ざる) or 尾巻猿(オマキザル) • (omakizaru) ^{←をまきざる (womakizaru) or ヲマキザル (womakizaru)?}

1. a capuchin monkey