牛蛙

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Chinese[edit]

ox; cow; bull frog
simp. and trad.
(牛蛙)
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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “calque from English bullfrog?”)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

牛蛙

  1. bullfrog

Japanese[edit]

 ウシガエル on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
うし
Grade: 2
かえる > がえる
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

(うし) (ushi, bull; cow; or the like) + (かえる) (kaeru, frog)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) しがえる [ùshígáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕiɡa̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun[edit]

(うし)(がえる) or 牛蛙(ウシガエル) (ushigaeru

  1. an American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)