牛小屋
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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牛 | 小 | 屋 |
うし Grade: 2 | こ > ご Grade: 1 | や Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 牛 (ushi, “cow”) + 小屋 (koya, “pen”). The koya changes to goya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) うしごや [ùshígóyá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕiɡo̞ja̠]
Noun
牛小屋 • (ushigoya)
- cowshed, byre, cattle barn
Synonyms
- 牛舎 (gyūsha): cowshed, byre, cattle barn
See also
- 犬舎 (kensha)
- 豚舎 (tonsha): pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
- 鳥籠 (torikago): birdcage
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN