口蓋垂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	蓋	垂
こう Grade: 1	がい Grade: S	すい Grade: 6
kan'on	kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

From 口(こう)蓋(がい) (kōgai, “palate”) + 垂(すい) (sui).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーがいすい [kòógáꜜìsùì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠isɨi]

Noun

口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい) • (kōgaisui) ^{←こうがいすい (kougaisui)^?}

a palatine uvula
Synonym: 懸壅垂 (ken'yōsui)

Coordinate term: 口蓋帆 (kōgaihan)

Derived terms

口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい)音(おん) (kōgaisuion)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	蓋	垂

Noun

口蓋垂 • (gugaesu) (hangeul 구개수)

hanja form^? of 구개수