沖の太夫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沖 太 夫
おき
Grade: 4 		たゆう
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
irregular

Etymology

Literally, “the beautiful bird of the open sea”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おきのたゆう [òkí nó táyúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞kʲi no̞ ta̠jɯ̟ː]

Noun

沖(おき)の太夫(たゆう) or 沖(オキ)の太夫(タユウ) • (oki no tayū)  (dialectal, endearing)

  1. albatross
  2. (specifically) the short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

Usage notes

This name is used in Yamaguchi and Nagasaki Prefectures to refer to the bird.

It is also proposed and used by some Japanese because they find 信天翁 to be derogatory.

Synonyms

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