鴨茅

Chinese

duck thatch
trad. (鴨茅) 鴨 茅
simp. (鸭茅) 鸭 茅

Pronunciation

Noun

鴨茅

  1. Dactylis glomerata; orchard grass

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴨 茅
かも
Jinmeiyō 		かや > がや
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “duck thatch grass”, 鴨(かも) (kamo, “duck”) + 茅(かや) (kaya, “grass used in thatch”). The kaya changes to gaya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠mo̞ɡa̠ja̠]

Noun

鴨(かも)茅(がや) or 鴨茅(カモガヤ) • (kamogaya) 

  1. orchard grass, Dactylis glomerata

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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