鳥栖

Chinese

		bird	to roost; to inhabit; to stay to roost; to inhabit; to stay; habitat
trad. (鳥栖)		鳥	栖
simp. (鸟栖)		鸟	栖

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥栖 (Tosu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Niǎoqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Niǎoqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Niǎoci
    • Wade–Giles: Niao³-chʻi¹
    • Yale: Nyǎu-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neauchi
    • Palladius: Няоци (Njaoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

Proper noun

鳥栖

1. (～市) Tosu (a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鳥	栖
と Grade: 2	す Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 鳥(と) (to, “bird”) + 栖(す) (su, “nest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

鳥(と)栖(す) • (Tosu) 

1. Tosu, Saga

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鳥	栖
と Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	irregular

Compound of 鳥(と) (to) + 座(くら) (kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

• 塒, 鳥座

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

鳥栖(とぐら) • (togura) 

1. nest