山原水鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	原	水	鶏
Grade: 1	Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: S
irregular		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

山原水鶏 (Yanbaru kuina): a pair of Okinawa rails nesting

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kuina, “water rail”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やんばるくいな [yàńbárú kúꜜìnà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [jã̠mba̠ɾɯ̟ kɯ̟ina̠]

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるくいな) or 山原水鶏(ヤンバルクイナ) • (Yanbaru kuina) ^{←やんばるくひな (yanbarukufina) or ヤンバルクヒナ (yanbarukufina)?}

1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

Kunigami

Kanji in this term
山	原	水	鶏
Grade: 1	Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: S

Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (fumira, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるふみら) (Yanbaru fumira) 

1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
山	原	水	鶏
Grade: 1	Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: S

Alternative spelling
山原水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 山原 (Yanbaru, forested mountainous area in northern part of Okinawa Island) +‎ 水鶏 (kumirā, “water rail”).

Noun

山原水鶏(やんばるくみらー) (Yanbaru kumirā) 

1. Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae

References

• “やんばるくみらー【山原水鶏】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.