鬣犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬣	犬
たてがみ Hyōgai	いぬ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鬣 (tategami, “standing hair” → “mane”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”).^[1] Compare Chinese 鬣狗 (liègǒu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たてがみいぬ [tàtégámíꜜìnù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞ɡa̠mʲiːnɯ̟]

Noun

鬣(たてがみ)犬(いぬ) or 鬣犬(タテガミイヌ) • (tategamiinu)

(rare) hyena

Usage notes

This term is rarely used anymore, having been replaced by ハイエナ (haiena) borrowed from English.

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タテガミイヌ (tategamīnu).

Synonyms

ハイエナ (haiena)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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