天狗貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 狗 貝
てん
Grade: 1 		く > ぐ
Hyōgai 		かい > がい
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kun'yomi

Etymology

天狗(てんぐ) (tengu, “tengu”) + 貝(かい) (kai, “shell”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ɡa̠i]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)貝(がい) or 天狗貝(テングガイ) • (tengugai) 

  1. branched murex, Chicoreus ramosus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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