鬣犬
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鬣 | 犬 |
たてがみ Hyōgaiji | いぬ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 鬣 (tategami, “standing hair” → “mane”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).[1] Compare Chinese 鬣狗.
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) たてがみいぬ [tàtégámíꜜìnù] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
- IPA(key): [ta̠te̞ɡa̠mʲiːnɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
鬣犬 (hiragana たてがみいぬ, katakana タテガミイヌ, rōmaji tategamiinu)
- (rare) hyena
Usage notes
This term is rarely used anymore, having been replaced by ハイエナ (haiena) borrowed from English.
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as タテガミイヌ.
Synonyms
- ハイエナ (haiena)
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