鬼野老

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	野	老
おに Grade: S	ところ > どころ
	Grade: 2	Grade: 4
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “demon wild yam”, 鬼(おに) (oni, “ghost,demon”) + 野老(ところ) (tokoro, “wild yam”). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ɲ̟ido̞ko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

鬼(おに)野老(どころ) or 鬼野老(オニドコロ) • (onidokoro) 

1. Dioscorea tokoro

Usage notes

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