おきつとり

Japanese

Noun

おきつとり • (oki tsu tori) 

1. 沖つ鳥: offshore bird

Old Japanese

Noun

おきつとり (oki₁ tu to₂ri)

1. 沖つ鳥: bird at sea, allusion to 鴨 (kamo, “duck”); from the cry of the 䳑鴨 (ajikamo, “Baikal teal”), allusion to 味經 (Adipu, a placename); allusion to 胸見る (munami₁ru, “look at one's chests”)