ツェツェバエ
Japanese
Etymology
From ツェツェ (tsetse) + 蝿 (hae). The hae changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ツェツェバエ [tsètséꜜbàè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡se̞t͡se̞ba̠e̞]
Noun
ツェツェバエ • (tsetse-bae)
- tsetse fly
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where it is customary).
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN