蝦夷狼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦 夷 狼
えぞ おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun kun'yomi

Etymology

From 蝦夷 (Ezo) +‎ 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えぞおおかみ [èzóóꜜòkàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [e̞zo̞o̞ːka̠mʲi]

Noun

蝦夷(えぞ)狼(おおかみ) or 蝦夷狼(エゾオオカミ) • (Ezo ōkami) ←えぞおほかみ (Ezo ofokami)?

  1. Hokkaido wolf (†Canis lupus hattai)

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 エゾオオカミ (ezōokami).

References

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