大白鳥

Japanese
大白鳥 (ōhakuchō): three whooper swans resting at a lake in Japan.
Kanji in this term
大 白 鳥
おお
Grade: 1		 はく
Grade: 1		 ちょう
Grade: 2

Alternative forms
  • 大鵠 (uncommon)

Etymology

/opopakuteu/ → /ofofakut͡ɕeu/ → /oːfakut͡ɕoː/ → /oːhakut͡ɕoː/

Compound of 大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 白鳥 (hakuchō, “swan”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おおは​くちょー [òóháꜜkùchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

大(おお)白(はく)鳥(ちょう) • (ōhakuchō) ←おほはくてう (ofofakuteu)?

  1. Cygnus cygnus: a whooper swan

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 オオハクチョウ.

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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