土豚

Chinese
 
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 suckling pig
trad. (土豚) 土 豚
simp. #(土豚) 土 豚

Etymology

Calque of Afrikaans erdvark (literally “earth pig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

土豚

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
土 豚
つち
Grade: 1		 ぶた
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

土 (tsuchi, “earth”) +‎ 豚 (buta, “pig”), calque of Afrikaans erdvark (“earth pig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

土(つち)豚(ぶた) • (tsuchibuta) 

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

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 ツチブタ.

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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