菱食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菱 食
ひし
Jinmeiyō 		く(い)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鴻

Etymology

From 菱(ひし) (hishi, “water caltrop”) + 食(く)い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [çi̥ɕikɯ̟i]

Noun

菱(ひし)食(くい) or 菱食(ヒシクイ) • (hishikui) ←ひしくひ (fisikufi)?

  1. bean goose (Anser fabalis)

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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