柄長

Japanese
Kanji in this term
柄 長
え
Grade: S		 なが
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
エナガ or long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Etymology

Of 柄 (e, “handle”) +‎ 長 (naga, “long”). Both the generic sense and the bird species are attested from around the beginning of the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

柄(え)長(なが) • (enaga) ←ゑなが (wenaga)?

  1. a vessel or receptacle with a long handle, or such a handle
  2. a long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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