田鳧

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See also: 田凫

Chinese

field; farm wild duck; to swim
trad. (田鳧)
simp. (田凫)

Pronunciation


Noun

田鳧

  1. lapwing (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
けり > げり
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
田計里
 タゲリ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

() (ta, field) + (けり) (keri, grey-headed lapwing).

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rendaku (連濁)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(げり) or 田鳧(タゲリ) (tageri

  1. a northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).