蓑鳩

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 蓑鳩. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 蓑鳩, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 蓑鳩 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 蓑鳩 you have here. The definition of the word 蓑鳩 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of蓑鳩, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みの
Jinmeiyō
はと > ばと
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ミノバト on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(みの) (mino, straw raincoat) + (はと) (hato, pigeon). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(みの)(ばと) or 蓑鳩(ミノばト) (minobato

  1. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)

Usage notes

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