海狸

Chinese
ocean; sea raccoon dog; leopard cat
simp. and trad.
(海狸)		 海 狸
海狸

Pronunciation

Noun

海狸

  1. beaver

Synonyms

Japanese
海狸 (kairi, umidanuki): a beaver.

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
海 狸
かい
Grade: 2		 り
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
海狸 (kyūjitai)

Probably coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements.

The beaver is not native to Asia, so this word would have been coined (or repurposed) relatively recently.

Pronunciation

Noun

海(かい)狸(り) • (kairi) 

  1. (rare) alternate term for ビーバー (bībā): a beaver
Usage notes

The term ビーバー (bībā) is used more commonly.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
海 狸
うみ
Grade: 2		 たぬき > だぬき
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
海狸 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 海 (umi, “sea, ocean”) +‎ 狸 (tanuki, “tanuki or raccoon dog”). The tanuki changes to danuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うみだ​ぬき [ùmídáꜜnùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲida̠nɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

海(うみ)狸(だぬき) • (umidanuki) 

  1. (rare) alternate term for ビーバー (bībā): a beaver
Usage notes

The term ビーバー (bībā) is used more commonly.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
海狸

Noun

海狸

  1. chữ Hán form of hải ly (“beaver”).
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