山猫

See also: 山貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 山猫 – see 山貓 (“leopard; mountain cat; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified and variant form of 山貓).
Notes:

Japanese

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

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やまねこ [yàmánékó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

山(やま)猫(ねこ) or 山猫(ヤマネコ) • (yamaneko) 

  1. a wildcat (Felis silvestris)
    • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 350:
      リキアの山(やま)猫(ねこ)チャド
      Rikia no Yamaneko Chado
      Chad, Wildcat of Lycia

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 ヤマネコ (yamaneko).

Derived terms

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
山 猫
やま
Grade: 1 		まやー
Grade: S

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (mayaa, “cat”)

Noun

山(やま)猫(まやー) (yama mayā) 

  1. a wildcat
  2. (especially) a stray cat, an alley cat[1]

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (June 2006) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎[1], →ISBN

Yaeyama

Kanji in this term
山 猫
Grade: 1 Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jama majaa/

Noun

山猫(やままやー) (yama mayā) 

  1. a stray cat, an alley cat [1]

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (June 2006) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎[2], →ISBN
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