蝲蛄

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(蝲蛄)

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 蝲蝲蛄?”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蝲蛄

  1. crayfish
  2. (Jin) mole cricket

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ざりがに
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
蜊蛄
躄蟹

Etymology

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From 砂利(ざり) (zari, gravel) + (かに) (kani, crab). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) りがに [zàrígání] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾʲiɡa̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

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蝲蛄(ざりがに) or 蝲蛄(ザリガニ) (zarigani

  1. a crayfish (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)

See also

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