洋鵡
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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洋 | 鵡 |
よう Grade: 3 | む Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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ヨウム |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) よーむ [yóꜜòmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [jo̞ːmɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
洋鵡 • (yōmu) ←やうむ (yaumu)?
- grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
- 1948, 金井紫雲, 鳥と芸術, 芸艸堂, page 303:
- […] 鸚鵡によく似て淡紫色の羽毛を有し、尾羽の紅い『洋鵡』は阿弗利加の產であるが、物眞似では鸚鵡目中第一といはれてゐる。
- […] ōmu ni yoku nite tanshishoku no umō o yūshi, obane no akai “yōmu” wa Afurika no san de aru ga, monomane de wa ōmumoku-chū daiichi to iwarete iru.
- […] the grey parrot, which is much like the cockatoo and has light purple plumage and red tail feathers, is native to Africa, and it is said to be the best at mimicry in the order Psittaciformes.
- […] 鸚鵡によく似て淡紫色の羽毛を有し、尾羽の紅い『洋鵡』は阿弗利加の產であるが、物眞似では鸚鵡目中第一といはれてゐる。
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 ヨウム.