田鰻

Japanese edit

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タウナギ

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Asian swamp eel

田鰻 (taunagi): the Asian swamp eel.

Kanji in this term
田	鰻
た Grade: 1	うなぎ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of 田 (ta, “paddy”) +‎ 鰻 (unagi, “eel”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) たうなぎ [tàúꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɯ̟ᵝna̠ɡʲi]

Noun edit

田(た)鰻(うなぎ) or 田鰻(タウナギ) • (taunagi)

Monopterus albus, the Asian swamp eel
Synonyms: 革蛇 (kawahebi, literally “river snake”), 黄鱔 (wanshan)

Usage notes edit

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

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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