臍猪

Japanese
Kanji in this term
臍 猪
へそ
Hyōgaiji		 いのしし
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
臍猪 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 臍 (heso, “navel”) +‎ 猪 (inoshishi, “wild boar”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) へそい​のしし [hèsóíꜜnòshìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞so̞ino̞ɕiɕi]

Noun

臍(へそ)猪(いのしし) or 臍猪(ヘソイノシシ) • (hesoinoshishi) ←へそゐのしし (fesowinosisi)?

  1. peccary

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