Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [to̞sɯᵝ]

Proper noun

鳥栖 ‎(hiragana とす, romaji Tosu)

1. Tosu, Saga

Etymology 2

Compound of 鳥 ‎(to) +‎ 座 ‎(kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [to̞ɡ̃ɯᵝɾ̠a̠]

Alternative forms

• 塒, 鳥座

Noun

鳥栖 ‎(hiragana とぐら, romaji togura)

1. nest