燕泥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燕	泥
えん Jinmeiyō	でい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 燕(えん) (en, “swallow”) + 泥(でい) (dei, “mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nde̞ː]

Noun

燕(えん)泥(でい) • (endei) 

1. mud that is sent by swallows and used to build their nest.