ひがら

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
日雀

Compare (やま)(がら) (yamagara, varied tit), as well as similar birds such as ()(がら) (kogara, willow tit), ()(じゅう)(から) (shijūkara, Japanese tit), エボシガラ (eboshigara, tufted titmouse).

ひがら or coal tit, Periparus ater

Pronunciation

Noun

ひがら or ヒガラ (higaraひがら (figara)?

  1. coal tit (Periparus ater)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
日柄
日子

Pronunciation

Noun

ひがら (higaraひがら (figara)?

  1. day, date

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ひがら (higaraひがら (figara)?

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of ひがらめ (higarame)
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho:
      Figara (ヒガラ)〈(やく)(すこ)(しろ)(にご)っている()。またはこのような()(ひと)
      FIgara (higara) 〈yaku〉 sukoshi shiroku nigotteiru me. Mata wa kono yō na me no hito
      Figara (ヒガラ) Eyes that are cloudy and a bit white. Or a person with such eyes
    • (overall work in Korean):
      斜眼 흐리눈 ヒカラ
      saan heurinun higara
      cross-eyed cloudy hikara]

References

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