Chinese edit

rain swallow (bird); surname; place name
trad. (雨燕)
simp. #(雨燕)
 
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Noun edit

雨燕

  1. swift (bird)

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
つばめ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
 アマツバメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(ama, rain) +‎ (tsubame, barn swallow)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) まつばめ [àmátsúꜜbàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠t͡sɨᵝba̠me̞]

Noun edit

(あま)(つばめ) or 雨燕(アマツバメ) (amatsubame

  1. a Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)