コビトカバ
Japanese
Etymology
From 小人 (kobito, “pygmy”) + 河馬 (kaba, “hippopotamus”). The hito reading for 人 changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) コビトカバ [kòbító káꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ko̞bʲito̞ ka̠ba̠]
Noun
コビトカバ (hiragana こびとかば, rōmaji kobito kaba)
- a pygmy hippopotamus