鸚哥

See also: 鹦哥

Chinese

elder brother
trad. (鸚哥) 鸚 哥
simp. (鹦哥) 鹦 哥
alternative forms 鸚歌/鹦歌

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

鸚哥

  1. (colloquial) parrot; parakeet

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鸚哥):
  • → Japanese: 鸚(いん)哥(こ) (inko) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Korean: 앵가(鸚哥) (aengga)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鸚 哥
いん
Hyōgaiji
こ
Hyōgaiji
tōon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) い​んこ [íꜜǹkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ĩŋko̞]

Noun

鸚(いん)哥(こ) or 鸚哥(インコ) • (inko) 

  1. a parrot or parakeet

Descendants

  • → Korean: 잉꼬 (ingkko)
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