柄長
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 柄 | 長 |
| え Grade: S |
なが Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Of 柄 (e, “handle”) + 長 (naga, “long”). Both the generic sense and the bird species are attested from around the beginning of the 18th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
柄長 or 柄長 • (enaga) ←ゑなが (wenaga)?
- a vessel or receptacle with a long handle, or such a handle
- a long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
Derived terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN