山原水鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 原 水 鶏
Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: S
irregular jukujikun
Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kuina, “water rail”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やんばるくいな [yàńbárú kúꜜìnà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jã̠mba̠ɾɯ̟ kɯ̟ina̠]

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるくいな) or 山原水鶏(ヤンバルクイナ) • (Yanbaru kuina) ←やんばるくひな (yanbarukufina) or ヤンバルクヒナ (yanbarukufina)?

  1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

References

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

Kunigami

Kanji in this term
山 原 水 鶏
Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: S
Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (fumira, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるふみら) (Yanbaru fumira) 

  1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
山 原 水 鶏
Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: S
Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kumirā, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるくみらー) (Yanbaru kumirā) 

  1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

References

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