ギンギツネ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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(gin, silver) +‎ (kitsune, fox). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲĩŋʲɡʲit͡sɨᵝne̞]

Noun

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ギンギツネ or ぎんぎつね (gingitsune

  1. silver fox (melanistic form of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)