田鰻
Japanese
田鰻 (taunagi): the Asian swamp eel.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 田 | 鰻 |
| た Grade: 1 | うなぎ Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 田 (ta, “paddy”) + 鰻 (unagi, “eel”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) たうなぎ [tàúꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
- IPA(key): [ta̠ɯ̟ᵝna̠ɡʲi]
Noun
田鰻 (hiragana たうなぎ, katakana タウナギ, rōmaji taunagi)
- Monopterus albus, the Asian swamp eel
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as タウナギ.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN