山猫

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See also: 山貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 山猫 – see 山貓 (“leopard; mountain cat; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified and variant form of 山貓).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 猫
やま
Grade: 1 		ねこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ヤマネコ on Japanese Wikipedia
 ヤマネコ (種) on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”)

Pronunciation

Noun

山(やま)猫(ねこ) or 山猫(ヤマネコ) • (yamaneko) 

  1. a wildcat (Felis silvestris)

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 ヤマネコ.

Derived terms

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
山 猫
やま
Grade: 1 		まやー
Grade: S

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (mayaa, “cat”)

Noun

山(やま)猫(まやー) (yama mayā) 

  1. a wildcat
  2. (especially) a stray cat, an alley cat

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (2006 June) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎, →ISBN

Yaeyama

Kanji in this term
山 猫
Grade: 1 Grade: S

Pronunciation

Noun

山猫(やままやー) (yama mayā) 

  1. a stray cat, an alley cat

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (2006 June) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎, →ISBN
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