目高

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
目 高
め
Grade: 1 		たか > だか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 メダカ on Japanese Wikipedia
メダカ, Oryzias latipes

Etymology

Compound of 目(め) (me, “eye”) + 高(たか) (taka, “high”), in reference to its appearance. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

目(め)高(だか) or 目高(メダカ) • (medaka) 

  1. medaka, Japanese ricefish, Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes, a small freshwater fish
    Synonym: 浮巣 (ukisu)

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”)
  2. ^ Online Japanese Accent Dictionary (OJAD)
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