斉魚

Japanese
Kanji in this term
斉 魚
えつ
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
齊魚 (kyūjitai)
鱭魚
鮆魚
エツ

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ainu エトゥ (etu, “nose; snout; bill of a bird”), from the way the characteristic mouth may resemble the bill of some birds.[1]

Cited in Japanese since at least 1847.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

斉魚(えつ) or 斉魚(エツ) • (etsu) 

  1. [from 1847] Japanese grenadier anchovy, Coilia nasus

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 エツ.

The katakana spelling appears to be more common.

References
  1. Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
  2. “鱭魚”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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