土狼
Chinese
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
wolf | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (土狼) |
土 | 狼 | |
Etymology
Calque of Afrikaans erdwolf (literally “earth wolf”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tǔláng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǔláng
- Wade–Giles: tʻu3-lang2
- Yale: tǔ-láng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuulang
- Palladius: тулан (tulan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou2 long4
- Yale: tóu lòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 long4
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 long4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
土狼
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 土 | 狼 |
| つち Grade: 1 |
おおかみ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
土 (tsuchi, “soil; earth”) + 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”), calque of Afrikaans aardwolf (“earth wolf”)
Noun
土狼 or 土狼 • (tsuchiōkami)
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 ツチオオカミ (tsuchiōkami).
See also
- 土豚 (tsuchibuta)