Chinese

Noun

土豚

1. an aardvark (mammal)

See also

• 土狼 (tǔláng, “aardwolf”)

Japanese

Etymology

土 ‎(tsuchi, “earth”) +‎ 豚 ‎(buta, “pig”), calque of Afrikaans erdvark ‎(“earth pig”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) つちぶた [tsùchíbútá] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɯᵝt͡ɕibɯᵝta̠]

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