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土豚

土豚

Chinese

earth; dust suckling pig
simp. and trad.
(土豚)

Noun

土豚

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

See also


Japanese

Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
ぶた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

(tsuchi, earth) + (buta, pig), calque of Afrikaans erdvark (earth pig)

Pronunciation

Noun

土豚 (hiragana つちぶた, katakana ツチブタ, romaji tsuchibuta)

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9