河原鳩

From 河原 (kawara, “river bed”) +‎ 鳩 (hato, “pigeon; dove”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) かわらばと [kàwárábáꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) かわらばと [kàwáráꜜbàtò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠ɾa̠ba̠to̞]

河(かわ)原(ら)鳩(ばと) or 河原鳩(カワラバト) • (kawarabato) ^{←かはらばと (kafarabato)?}

1. rock dove (Columba livia)

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カワラバト (kawarabato).