鸚鵡貝
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 鸚 | 鵡 | 貝 |
| おう Hyōgaiji | む Hyōgaiji | かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| kan’on | goon | kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 鸚鵡 (ōmu, “cockatoo”) + 貝 (kai, “shellfish”). Compare Chinese 鸚鵡螺, Korean 앵무조개 (aengmujogae), Vietnamese ốc anh vũ.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おーむがい [òómúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞ːmɯ̟ᵝɡa̠i]
Noun
鸚鵡貝 (hiragana おうむがい, katakana オウムガイ, rōmaji ōmugai, historical hiragana あうむがひ, historical katakana オウムガヒ)
- a nautilus
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN