銀鱈

Chinese

silver; money codfish; Gadus macrocephalus
trad. (銀鱈)
simp. (银鳕)

Pronunciation


Noun

銀鱈

  1. sablefish

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎん
Grade: 3
たら > だら
Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
銀だら

Etymology

From (ぎん) (gin, silver) + (たら) (tara). The tara changes to dara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んだら [gìńdárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲĩnda̠ɾa̠]

Noun

(ぎん)(だら) • (gindara) ぎんだら (gindara)?

  1. sablefish

Usage notes

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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