天竺鼠

Chinese
India or Nepal rat; mouse
trad. (天竺鼠) 天竺 鼠
simp. #(天竺鼠) 天竺 鼠

Pronunciation

Noun

天竺鼠

  1. guinea pig

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 竺 鼠
てん
Grade: 1		 じく
Jinmeiyō		 ねずみ
Hyōgaiji

Etymology

Compound of 天竺 (tenjiku, “India”) +‎ 鼠 (nezumi, “mouse”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てんじく​ねずみ [tèńjíkúꜜ nèzùmì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞n(d͡)ʑikɯ̟ᵝ ne̞zɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

天(てん)竺(じく)鼠(ねずみ) • (tenjiku nezumi) ←てんぢくねずみ (tendikunezumi)?

  1. guinea pig

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 テンジクネズミ.

Derived terms

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