鶺鴒

See also: 鹡鸰

Chinese

wagtail; lark
trad. (鶺鴒)
simp. (鹡鸰)
alternative forms 脊令
䳭鴒

Pronunciation


Noun

鶺鴒

  1. wagtail

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鶺鴒):
  • Japanese: 鶺鴒(せきれい) (sekirei)
  • Korean: 척령(鶺鴒) (cheongnyeong)

Japanese

Borrowed from Chinese 鶺鴒 / 鹡鸰 (jílíng).

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せき
Hyōgai
れい
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
セキレイ

Pronunciation

Noun

(せき)(れい) or 鶺鴒(セキレイ) • (sekirei

  1. wagtail
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 セキレイ (sekirei).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
つつ
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

鶺鴒(つつ) • (tsutsu

  1. (archaic, poetic) wagtail

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
にわくなぶり
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iβ̞a̠kɯ̟na̠bɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

鶺鴒(にわくなぶり) • (niwakunaburi

  1. (archaic, poetic) wagtail

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
まなばしら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠na̠ba̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

鶺鴒(まなばしら) • (manabashira

  1. (archaic, poetic) wagtail

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

鶺鴒 • (cheongnyeong) (hangeul 척령)

  1. hanja form? of 척령