膃肭臍

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See also: 腽肭脐

Chinese

fur seal; blubber of the fur seal navel
trad. (膃肭臍) 膃肭
simp. (腽肭脐) 腽肭

Pronunciation


Noun

膃肭臍

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) penis and testes of the fur seal

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おつ > おっ
Hyōgaiji
どつ > と
Hyōgaiji
せい
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

From Chinese 膃肭臍腽肭脐 (wànàqí), which is from Ainu オンネㇷ゚ (onnep).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おっ)()(せい) or 膃肭臍(オットセイ) (ottosei

  1. a fur seal

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN