尾椎

Chinese

tail spine; a hammer
simp. and trad.
(尾椎)
尾 椎
alternative forms 尾臎 Hokkien

Pronunciation


Noun

尾椎

  1. (anatomy) caudal vertebra
  2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) rump of a fowl; uropygium

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尾 椎
び
Grade: S
つい
Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

尾 (“tail”) +‎ 椎 (“vertebra”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びつい [bìtsúí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲit͡sɨᵝi]

Noun

尾(び)椎(つい) • (bitsui) 

  1. a coccygeal vertebra
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)
    Holonym: 尾骨 (bikotsu)

References

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