巨頭鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巨	頭	鯨
ご > ごん Grade: S	とう > どう Grade: 2	くじら Grade: S
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Etymology

巨頭 (gondō, “giant head”) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) ごんどーくじら [gòńdóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ɡõ̞ndo̞ːkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

巨(ごん)頭(どう)鯨(くじら) • (gondōkujira) ^{←ごんどうくぢら (gondoukudira)^?}

a short-finned pilot whale