Where does “朱鷺嘴鳧” come from?
朱鷺嘴鳧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 嘴, from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.
朱鷺嘴鳧 (Japanese): an ibisbill
Definitions
- an ibisbill
Ancestry of “朱鷺嘴鳧”, step by step
朱鷺嘴鳧 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 嘴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 嘴 | a beak; a bill |
| 2 | Japanese | 口 | mouth; opening; the mouth |
| 3 | Japanese | くち | mouth |
| 4 | Japanese | 朽ちる | — |
via Japanese 朱鷺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 朱鷺 | a crested ibis, "Nipponia nippon" |
| 2 | Japanese | 鷺 | heron; egret |
via Japanese 鳧
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳧 | a grey-headed lapwing |