鴨嘴

Chinese

duck mouth
trad. (鴨嘴) 鴨 嘴
simp. (鸭嘴) 鸭 嘴

Pronunciation

Noun

鴨嘴

  1. bill of a duck
  2. (figurative, informal) short for 鴨嘴器／鸭嘴器 (yāzuǐqì, “speculum used in gynaecological examinations”)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴨 嘴
かも(の)
Jinmeiyō 		はし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 嘴 (hashi, “bill, beak”). The の (no) is omitted in the spelling.

The platypus sense is a calque of English duck-billed platypus.

Pronunciation

Noun

鴨(かもの)嘴(はし) or 鴨嘴(カモノハシ) • (kamo no hashi) 

  1. a platypus
    • a. 2012, カモノハシペリーのテーマ (Perry the Platypus theme song):
      オー　ペリー　カモノハシペリー！
      エージェントピーと呼(よ)びまえ
      ペリー！
      だからエージェントPだってのに
      エージェントP！
      Ō perī kamo no hashi perī!
      ējento pī to yobimae
      perī!
      dakara ējento P datte noni
      ējento P!
      Oh, Perry, Perry the Platypus!
      But you can call him Agent P
      Perry!
      I said you can call him Agent P
      Agent P!
  2. Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum, a kind of smutgrass or batiki bluegrass

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 カモノハシ (kamonohashi).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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