大白鳥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 白 | 鳥 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
はく Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
Alternative forms
- 大鵠 (uncommon)
Etymology
/opopakuteu/ → /ofofakut͡ɕeu/ → /oːfakut͡ɕoː/ → /oːhakut͡ɕoː/
Compound of 大 (ō, “big”) + 白鳥 (hakuchō, “swan”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
大白鳥 or 大白鳥 • (ōhakuchō) ←おほはくてう (ofofakuteu) or オホハクテウ (ofofakuteu)?
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 オオハクチョウ (ōhakuchō).
See also
- 白鳥 (hakuchō): a swan (in general)
- 小白鳥 (kohakuchō): Cygnus columbianus: a tundra swan, a whistling swan
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN