天狗鮫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 狗 鮫
てん
Grade: 1		 く > ぐ
Hyōgaiji		 さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
goon kun’yomi

Etymology

From 天狗 (“tengu”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝza̠me̞]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)鮫(ざめ) or 天狗鮫(テングザメ) • (tenguzame) 

  1. (archaic) Synonym of 箕作鮫 (mitsukurizame, “goblin shark”)

Descendants
  • → English: goblin shark (calque)
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