木の葉鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木 葉 鳥
こ
Grade: 1 		は
Grade: 3 		とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

木(こ)の葉(は) (konoha, “tree's leaf”) + 鳥(とり) (tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞no̞ha̠do̞ɾʲi]

Noun

木(こ)の葉(は)鳥(どり) or 木(コ)の葉鳥(ハドリ) • (konohadori) 

  1. leafbird, a bird of family Chloropseidae
  2. lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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