田鰻

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Japanese

田鰻 (taunagi): the Asian swamp eel.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
うなぎ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
 タウナギ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Asian swamp eel on Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of () (ta, paddy) + (うなぎ) (unagi, eel).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(うなぎ) or 田鰻(タウナギ) (taunagi

  1. Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
    Synonyms: 革蛇 (kawahebi, literally river snake), 黄鱔 (wanshan)

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 タウナギ.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN