イワトビペンギン

Japanese

Etymology

岩 (iwa, “rock”) +‎ 跳び (tobi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 跳ぶ) +‎ ペンギン (pengin, “penguin”). Likely a calque of English rockhopper penguin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iβ̞a̠to̞bʲi pẽ̞ŋʲɡʲĩɴ]

Noun

イワトビペンギン or いわとびペンギン • (iwatobi pengin) 

  1. rockhopper penguin
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