オグロヅル

Japanese

Alternative spelling
尾黒鶴

オグロヅル, Grus nigricollis

Etymology

Of 尾(お) (o, “tail”) + 黒(くろ) (kuro, “black”) + 鶴(つる) (tsuru, “crane”). The kuro changes to guro and the tsuru to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ɡɯ̟ᵝɾo̞zɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

オグロヅル or おぐろづる • (ogurozuru) 

1. black-necked crane, Grus nigricollis

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Further reading

• オグロヅル on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Black-necked crane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia