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たわちー【闘鶏】 : tawachii | define meaning
tawachii
Pronunciation: [tawat͡ɕiː]
Definition
Noun
- Cockfight; cockfighting
- Gamecock, game fowl (used in cockfighting)
Etymology
Although spelled in the same way as Japanese とうけい【闘鶏】 toukei "cockfight", the phonology of the term suggests a different origin for the first morpheme or a possible loan from a Chinese variant.
Notes
Variant: たうちー tauchii.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 闘鶏 |
| Kana | たわちー |
| Romanization | tawachii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tawat͡ɕiː] |
意味：とうけい【闘鶏】
Categories:
闘鶏
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, August 16). たわちー【闘鶏】 : tawachii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2970/tawachii/.