梯姑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梯	姑
でい Jinmeiyō	こ > ご Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
梯梧

Etymology

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Cognate with Okinawan 梯梧 (dīgu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) でーご [dèégó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [de̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

梯(でい)姑(ご) or 梯姑(デイゴ) • (deigo) 

1. the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata
   • 1992, Kazufumi Miyazawa (lyrics and music), “Shima Uta [Island Song]”, performed by The Boom, published 1993:

     でいごの花(はな)も散(ち)り　さざ波(なみ)がゆれるだけ

     deigo no hana mo chiri sazanami ga yureru dake

     The coral flowers scatter, [and] only the ripples [of the sea] sway.

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as デイゴ.

Derived terms

• アメリカ梯(デイ)姑(ゴ) (Amerika deigo)

See also

• 海(かい)紅(こう)豆(ず) (kaikōzu)