大山猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	山	猫
おお Grade: 1	やま Grade: 1	ねこ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 山猫 (yamaneko, “wild cat”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おおやまねこ [òóyáꜜmànèkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [o̞ːja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

大(おお)山(やま)猫(ねこ) or 大山猫(オオヤマネコ) • (ōyamaneko) ^{←おほやまねこ (ofoyamaneko) or オホヤマネコ (ofoyamaneko)^?}

a Eurasian lynx

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 オオヤマネコ (ōyamaneko).

Derived terms

欧(ヨー)羅(ロッ)巴(パ)大(オオ)山(ヤマ)猫(ネコ) (Yōroppa ōyamaneko)
オオヤマネコ属(ぞく) (Ōyamaneko-zoku)