斉魚
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 斉 | 魚 |
| えつ | |
| Grade: S | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 齊魚 (kyūjitai) 鱭魚 鮆魚 エツ |
Etymology
[edit]Possibly borrowed from Ainu エトゥ (etu, “nose; snout; bill of a bird”), from the way the characteristic mouth may resemble the bill of some birds.[1]
Cited in Japanese since at least 1847.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [from 1847] Japanese grenadier anchovy, Coilia nasus
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as エツ.
The katakana spelling appears to be more common.
References
[edit]- ^ Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
- ^ “鱭魚”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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- ja:Otocephalan fish