菱食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菱	食
ひし Jinmeiyō	く(い) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鴻

Etymology

From 菱(ひし) (hishi, “water caltrop”) + 食(く)い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çi̥ɕikɯ̟i]

Noun

菱(ひし)食(くい) or 菱食(ヒシクイ) • (hishikui) ^{←ひしくひ (fisikufi)?}

1. bean goose (Anser fabalis)

Usage notes

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