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たわちー【闘鶏】

tawachii

Pronunciation: [tawat͡ɕiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Cockfight; cockfighting
  2. 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.

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Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji闘鶏
Kanaたわちー
Romanizationtawachii
Pronunciation (IPA)[tawat͡ɕiː]

意味:とうけい【闘鶏】

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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 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2970/tawachii/.