いぬわし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
犬鷲
狗鷲
イヌワシ: a golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いぬ​わし [ìnúꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) いぬわし [ìnúwáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [inɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

いぬわし or イヌワシ • (inuwashi) ←いぬわし (inwasi)?

  1. the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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