山原水鶏

Japanese
Kanji in this term
山 原 水 鶏
Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: S
irregular jukujikun
Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)
山原水鶏 (Yanbaru kuina): a pair of Okinawa rails nesting

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kuina, “water rail”).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) やんばるく​いな [yàńbárú kúꜜìnà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
    • IPA(key): [jã̠mba̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ kɯ̟ᵝina̠]

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるくいな) • (Yanbaru kuina) ←やんばるくひな (yanbarukufina)?

  1. the Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

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

Kunigami

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (fumira, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏 (hiragana やんばるふみら, romaji Yanbaru fumira)

  1. the Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

Okinawan

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kumirā, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏 (hiragana やんばるくみらー, rōmaji Yanbaru kumirā)

  1. the Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

References
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