🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
たっのき【田鶴の木】 : taq no ki · ta' no ki | define meaning
taq no ki · ta' no ki
Pronunciation: /taQnoki/ [taʔnoki~tadnoki~tatnoki]
Definition
Noun
- Red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese red elder
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima たっのき taq no ki; Yamanashi, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Miyazaki and Kagoshima たずのき【田鶴の木】 tazu no ki "red-berried elder" (literally "crane tree"). The name is said to come from the fact that the leaves of this shrub resemble the outstretched wings of a crane.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 田鶴の木 |
| Kana | たっのき |
| Romanization | taq no ki taʔ no ki ta' no ki |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /taQnoki/ [taʔnoki~tadnoki~tatnoki] |
意味：にわとこ・ニワトコ・せっこつぼく【接骨木・庭常】
Categories:
田鶴の木
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 12). たっのき【田鶴の木】 : taq no ki · ta' no ki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6627/taqnoki-ta'noki/.