猿食鷲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猿	食	鷲
さる Grade: S	く(い) Grade: 2	わし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

猿 (saru, “monkey”) +‎ 食い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)) +‎ 鷲 (washi, “eagle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さるくいわし [sàrúkúꜜìwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɾɯ̟kɯ̟iβ̞a̠ɕi]

Noun

猿(さる)食(くい)鷲(わし) or 猿食鷲(サルクイワシ) • (sarukuiwashi) ^{←さるくひわし (sarukufiwasi) or サルクヒワシ (sarukufiwasi)?}

1. Synonym of フィリピン鷲 (Firipin washi, “Philippine eagle”); a monkey-eating eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)