🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kumamoto)
どんかっちょ・ドンカッチョ : donkaccho · donkatcho | define meaning
donkaccho · donkatcho
Definition
Noun
- Dark sleeper (Odontobutis obscura sp.)
Etymology
Likely cognate with Kansai どかん dokan; Nagasaki どんぽ donpo; Kumamoto どんかっちょ donkaccho and どんくゎっちょ donkwaccho; Amakusa (Kumamoto) どぐら dogura; and standard Japanese どんこ・ドンコ【鈍甲】 donko "dark sleeper (sp. Odontobutis obscura)". Likely also cognate with Kumamoto どぐら dogura "slug; beach conger eel" and Amakusa (Kumamoto) ずぐらめ zugurame "snail".
Notes
A species of freshwater fish native to China, Korea and Japan.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | どんかっちょ ドンカッチョ |
| Romanization | donkaccho donkatcho |
意味：どんこ・ドンコ【鈍甲・鈍魚・貪子】
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どんかっちょ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, March 20). どんかっちょ・ドンカッチョ : donkaccho · donkatcho | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, April 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3441/donkaccho-donkatcho/.