七面鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	面	鳥
しち Grade: 1	めん Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

七 (shichi, “seven”) +‎ 面 (men, “face”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Needs explanation”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しちめんちょー [shìchíméńchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥t͡ɕimẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

七(しち)面(めん)鳥(ちょう) or 七面鳥(シチメンチョウ) • (shichimenchō) ^{←しちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)^?}

a wild turkey
(by extension) a turkey (bird)
Synonyms: ターキー (tākī), カラクン (karakun), カラクン鳥 (karakun-chō)

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 シチメンチョウ (shichimenchō).

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
七	面	鳥

Noun

七面鳥 • (chilmyeonjo) (hangeul 칠면조)

hanja form^? of 칠면조 (“turkey”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-2] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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