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Appears in texts from the late Muromachi period. Various theories exist regarding the derivation; one of the more common derives this as a sound shift from ahiro, appearing around the same time as a compound of 足(a, “foot, feet”) + 広(hiro, stem of adjective 広い(hiroi, “broad, wide”)).
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アヒル.
Derived terms
Derived terms
家鴨下駄(ahiru geta): literally, “duck clogs”: a style of 下駄(geta, “traditional wooden clogs”) with short “teeth” (the wooden supports underneath) and a short distance between the “teeth”, so named for the way it makes the wearer walk
Idioms
Idioms
家鴨が文庫を背負う(ahiru ga bunko o seō): “a duck carries a collection of books” → metaphor for the appearance of a short woman with a large butt, walking along
家鴨の火事見舞い(ahiru no kajimimai)" “a duck going to visit someone after a fire” → a metaphor for a short, unattractive woman with a large butt, walking quickly
家鴨の脚絆(ahiru no kyahan): “(like) a duck's gaiters” → metaphor for something unsuited to someone's nature
家鴨も鴨の気位(ahiru mo kamo no kigurai): “the domestic duck is also as proud as the wild duck” → a metaphor for putting on airs, from the general sense that a domestic duck is not as pretty as a wild duck
