Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) みみ​ずく [mìmíꜜzùkù] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [mimizɯᵝkɯᵝ]

Alternative forms

• 木兎
• 鵩
• 鶹
• 鵂
• 角鴟
• 鴟鵂
• 耳木菟
• 耳木兎

Noun

木菟 ‎(hiragana みみずく, katakana ミミズク, romaji mimizuku, historical hiragana みみづく)

1. horned owl

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ずく​ [zùkúꜜ] (Odaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [zɯᵝkɯᵝ]

Noun

木菟 ‎(hiragana ずく, katakana ズク, romaji zuku, historical hiragana づく)

1. horned owl

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9