尾巻猿
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 尾 | 巻 | 猿 |
| お Grade: S | ま(き) Grade: 6 | さる > ざる Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | ||
Etymology
尾 (o, “tail”) + 巻き (maki, “rolling”, from 巻く (maku, “to roll”)) + 猿 (saru, “monkey”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おまきざる [òmákízáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [o̞ma̠kʲiza̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
尾巻猿 (hiragana おまきざる, katakana オマキザル, rōmaji omakizaru, historical hiragana をまきざる, historical katakana ヲマキザル)
- a capuchin monkey