油夜鷹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
油	夜	鷹
あぶら Grade: 3	よ Grade: 2	たか Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 油(あぶら) (abura, “oil”) + 夜鷹(よたか) (yotaka, “grey nightjar”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あぶらよたか [àbúráyóꜜtàkà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠jo̞ta̠ka̠]

Noun

油(あぶら)夜(よ)鷹(たか) or 油夜鷹(アブラヨタカ) • (aburayotaka) 

1. oilbird, Steatornis caripensis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).