コビトカバ

Japanese

Etymology

From 小人 (kobito, “pygmy”) +‎ 河馬 (kaba, “hippopotamus”). The hito reading for 人 changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) コビトカ​バ [kòbító káꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞bʲito̞ ka̠ba̠]

Noun

コビトカバ or こびとかば • (kobitokaba) 

1. a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)