鳥栖

Chinese

		bird	to roost; to inhabit; to stay to roost; to inhabit; to stay; habitat
trad. (鳥栖)		鳥	栖
simp. (鸟栖)		鸟	栖

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥栖 (Tosu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Niǎoqī

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Niǎoqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Niǎoci
  - Wade–Giles: Niao³-chʻi¹
  - Yale: Nyǎu-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neauchi
  - Palladius: Няоци (Njaoci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

Proper noun

鳥栖

(～市) Tosu (a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鳥	栖
と Grade: 2	す Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 鳥(と) (to, “bird”) + 栖(す) (su, “nest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [to̞sɨ]

Proper noun

鳥(と)栖(す) • (Tosu)

Tosu, Saga

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鳥	栖
と Grade: 2	くら > ぐら Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	irregular

Compound of 鳥(と) (to) + 座(くら) (kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Alternative forms

塒, 鳥座

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [to̞ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

鳥(と)栖(ぐら) • (togura)

nest