都鳥
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 都 | 鳥 |
| みやこ Grade: 3 |
とり > どり Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 都鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Literally, “capital bird”, 都 (miyako, “the Capital”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
都鳥 or 都鳥 • (miyakodori)
- Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
- (archaic, poetic) Synonym of 百合鴎 (yuri kamome, “black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus”)
- (by extension, in allusion to the Tale of Ise) a person from the capital
- Synonym of 都鳥貝 (miyakodori-gai, “Phenacolepas pulchella”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).