ウミネコ
Japanese
Etymology
海 (umi, “sea”) + 猫 (neko, “cat”), comparing its cry with that of a cat. Compare English seamew.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うみねこ [ùmínékó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲine̞ko̞]
Noun
ウミネコ (hiragana うみねこ, rōmaji umineko)
- black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN