土豚

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Chinese

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earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
suckling pig
trad. (土豚)
simp. #(土豚)
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Etymology

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Calque of Afrikaans erdvark (literally earth pig).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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土豚

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
ぶた
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ツチブタ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(tsuchi, earth) +‎ (buta, pig), calque of Afrikaans erdvark (earth pig).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(つち)(ぶた) or 土豚(ツチブタ) (tsuchibuta

  1. an aardvark (mammal)

Usage notes

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN