笛烏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笛	烏
ふえ Grade: 3	からす > がらす Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

笛(ふえ) (fue, “flute”) + 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”). The karasu changes to garasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟e̞ɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

{[ja-noun|ふえがらす|フエガラス}}

1. pied currawong, Strepera graculina

Usage notes

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