鬼野老

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼 野 老
おに
Grade: S 		ところ > どころ
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “demon wild yam”, 鬼(おに) (oni, “ghost,demon”) + 野老(ところ) (tokoro, “wild yam”). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ɲ̟ido̞ko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

鬼(おに)野老(どころ) or 鬼野老(オニドコロ) • (onidokoro) 

  1. Dioscorea tokoro

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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