鸚鵡貝
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 鸚 | 鵡 | 貝 |
| おう Hyōgai |
む Hyōgai |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | goon | kun'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom 鸚鵡 (ōmu, “cockatoo”) + 貝 (kai, “shellfish”). Compare Chinese 鸚鵡螺／鹦鹉螺 (yīngwǔluó), Korean 앵무조개 (aengmujogae), Vietnamese ốc anh vũ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit鸚鵡貝 or 鸚鵡貝 • (ōmugai) ←あうむがひ (aumugafi) or オウムガヒ (oumugafi)?
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References
edit- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 鸚 read as おう
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