小雀
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 雀 |
こ Grade: 1 |
がら Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi | irregular |
Attested from at least the 13th century. Origin is uncertain. One theory suggests shortening from an earlier 小雀目 (kogarame), meaning roughly “small birds that fly in a flock”. Others suggest shortening from 小山潜群, which in turn is from 小 (ko-, “small”) plus 山潜群 (yamakugurimure), an obsolete form of 山雀 (yamagara, “varied tit”).[1] Compare also 烏帽子雀 (eboshigara, “tufted titmouse”), 四十雀 (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 雀 |
こ Grade: 1 |
すずめ Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi |
From 小 (ko, “small”) + 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (baby sparrow): 子雀
Proper noun
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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