かいばしら

Japanese
Alternative spelling
貝柱

Etymology

From 貝(かい) (kai, “shellfish”) + 柱(はしら) (hashira, “pillar”). The hashira changes to bashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かいば​しら [kàíbáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iba̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

かいばしら • (kaibashira) ←かひばしら (kafibasira)?

  1. bivalve's adductor muscle
    ホタテの貝(かい)柱(ばしら)
    hotate no kaibashira
    scallop's adductor muscle

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