斉魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斉	魚
えつ
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
齊魚 (kyūjitai) 鱭魚鮆魚エツ

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ainu エトゥ (etu, “nose; snout; bill of a bird”), from the way the characteristic mouth may resemble the bill of some birds.[1]

Cited in Japanese since at least 1847.[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えつ [éꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [e̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

斉魚(えつ) • (etsu) (kyūjitai 齊魚)

[from 1847] Japanese grenadier anchovy, Coilia nasus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as エツ.

The katakana spelling appears to be more common.

References

Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
“鱭魚”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NJ-1] Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)

[KDJ2-2] “鱭魚”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN