河原鳩

Japanese
Kanji in this term
河 原 鳩
かわ
Grade: 5		 はら > ら
Grade: 2		 はと > ばと
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi irregular kun’yomi

Etymology

From 河原 (kawara, “river bed”) +‎ 鳩 (hato, “pigeon; dove”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かわらば​と [kàwárábáꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) かわら​ばと [kàwáráꜜbàtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ba̠to̞]

Noun

河(かわ)原(ら)鳩(ばと) or 河原鳩(カワラバト) • (kawarabato) ←かはらばと (kafarabato)?

  1. rock dove (Columba livia)

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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