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きーたたちゃー【木叩・木啄】 : kiitatachaa | define meaning

kiitatachaa

Pronunciation: [kiːtatat͡ɕaː]

Definition

Noun

Okinawa woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii sp.); Noguchi's woodpecker; Pryer's woodpecker; Ryukyu woodpecker

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese きたたき【木啄・木叩き・木叩】 kitataki "white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis sp.)".

Notes

Alternative spelling: 木叩ちゃー kiitatachaa.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	木叩木啄
Kana	きーたたちゃー
Romanization	kiitatachaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kiːtatat͡ɕaː]

意味：のぐちげら・ノグチゲラ【野口啄木鳥】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 21). きーたたちゃー【木叩・木啄】 : kiitatachaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4808/kiitatachaa/.