蛇食鷲

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蛇 食 鷲
へび
Grade: S		 く(い)
Grade: 2		 わし
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 蛇 (hebi, “snake”) +‎ 食い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)) +‎ 鷲 (washi, “eagle”). Compare Chinese 蛇鷲／蛇鹫 (literally “snake eagle”), Korean 뱀잡이수리 (baemjabisuri, literally “snake-catcher eagle”), Vietnamese diều ăn rắn (literally “snake-eating hawk”), English serpent eagle, snake eagle.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) へびく​いわし [hèbíkúꜜìwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [he̞bʲikɯ̟ᵝiɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

蛇(へび)食(くい)鷲(わし) or 蛇食鷲(ヘビクイワシ) • (hebikuiwashi) ←へびくひわし (febikufiwasi) or ヘビクヒワシ (febikufiwasi)?

  1. a secretary bird
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