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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 矢 (ya, “arrow”) + 柄 (kara, “shaft”).[1][2] The kara changes to gara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to roughly 934 in the Wamyō Ruijushō.
Pronunciation
Noun
矢柄 or 矢柄 • (yagara)
- the shaft of an arrow
- the cornetfish, members of genus Fistularia (from the long and thin body shape, resembling the shaft of an arrow)
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 ヤガラ.
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