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) or 銀鱈(ギンダラ) • (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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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