頬白鮫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
頬 白 鮫
ほお
Hyōgaiji
しろ > じろ
Grade: 1
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰白鮫 (kyūjitai)

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From 頬 (hō, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほおじろ​ざめ [hòójíróꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬(ほお)白(じろ)鮫(ざめ) or 頬白鮫(ホオジロザメ) • (hōjirozame) ←ほほじろざめ (fofozirozame) or ホホジロザメ (fofozirozame)?

  1. a great white shark
Usage notes

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
頬 白 鮫
ほほ
Hyōgaiji
しろ > じろ
Grade: 1
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰白鮫 (kyūjitai)

From 頬 (hoho, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞ho̞ʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬(ほほ)白(じろ)鮫(ざめ) or 頬白鮫(ホホジロザメ) • (hohojirozame) 

  1. a great white shark
Usage notes

References

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