口蓋垂

口蓋垂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	蓋	垂
こう Grade: 1	がい Grade: S	すい Grade: 6
kan’on	kan’yōon	kan’on

Etymology

From 口(こう)蓋(がい) (kōgai, “palate”) + 垂(すい) (sui).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーが​いすい [kòógáꜜìsùì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠isɨᵝi]

Noun

口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい) • (kōgaisui) ^{←こうがいすい (kougaisui)?}

1. a palatine uvula

   Coordinate term: 口蓋帆 (kōgaihan)

   Synonym: 懸壅垂 (ken'yōsui)

Derived terms

• 口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい)音(おん) (kōgaisuion)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
口	蓋	垂

Noun

口蓋垂 • (gugaesu) (hangeul 구개수)

1. Hanja form^? of 구개수.