金剛鸚哥

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Japanese

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金剛鸚哥 (kongō inko): three macaws sitting on a fence, with the scarlet macaw on the left.
Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: S
いん
Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, adamant, extremely strong) +‎ 鸚哥 (inko, parakeet, macaw, cockatoo).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(こん)(ごう)(いん)() or 金剛鸚哥(コンゴウインコ) (kongō inkoこんがういんこ (kongauinko)?

  1. macaw
  2. more specifically, the Ara macao or scarlet macaw

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 コンゴウインコ. The kana spelling appears to be the most common for this term in general contexts as well, possibly due to the rarity of the kanji for inko.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN