燕泥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燕 泥
えん
Jinmeiyō 		でい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 燕(えん) (en, “swallow”) + 泥(でい) (dei, “mud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞nde̞ː]

Noun

燕(えん)泥(でい) • (endei) 

  1. mud that is sent by swallows and used to build their nest.
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