鴨嘴
Chinese edit
duck | mouth | ||
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trad. (鴨嘴) | 鴨 | 嘴 | |
simp. (鸭嘴) | 鸭 | 嘴 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鴨嘴
- bill of a duck
- (figurative, informal) Short for 鴨嘴器/鸭嘴器 (yāzuǐqì, “speculum used in gynaecological examinations”).
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鴨 | 嘴 |
かも(の) Jinmeiyō |
はし Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 嘴 (hashi, “bill, beak”). The の (no) is omitted in the spelling.
The platypus sense is a calque of English duck-billed platypus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) かものはし [kàmó nóꜜ hàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) かものはし [káꜜmò nò hàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3]
- IPA(key): [ka̠mo̞ no̞ ha̠ɕi]
Noun edit
鴨嘴 or 鴨嘴 • (kamo no hashi)
- a platypus
- a. 2012, カモノハシペリーのテーマ (Perry the Platypus theme song):
- オー ペリー カモノハシペリー!
エージェントピーと呼びまえ
ペリー!
だからエージェントPだってのに
エージェントP!- Ō perī kamo no hashi perī!
ējento pī to yobimae
perī!
dakara ējento P datte noni
ējento P! - Oh, Perry, Perry the Platypus!
But you can call him Agent P
Perry!
I said you can call him Agent P
Agent P!
- Ō perī kamo no hashi perī!
- オー ペリー カモノハシペリー!
- a. 2012, カモノハシペリーのテーマ (Perry the Platypus theme song):
- Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum, a kind of smutgrass or batiki bluegrass
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 カモノハシ.
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN