天狗鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 狗 鮫
てん
Grade: 1 		く > ぐ
Hyōgai 		さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

From 天狗 (“tengu”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟za̠me̞]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)鮫(ざめ) or 天狗鮫(テングザメ) • (tenguzame) 

  1. (archaic) synonym of 箕作鮫 (mitsukurizame, “goblin shark”)

Descendants

  • → English: goblin shark (calque)
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