土狼

Chinese

 
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
wolf
simp. and trad.
(土狼)

Etymology

Calque of Afrikaans erdwolf (literally earth wolf)

Pronunciation


Noun

土狼

  1. aardwolf

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

(tsuchi, soil; earth) + (ōkami, wolf), calque of Afrikaans aardwolf (earth wolf)

Noun

(つち)(おおかみ) or 土狼(ツチオオカミ) • (tsuchiōkami) 

  1. Synonym of アードウルフ (ādourufu, aardwolf)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツチオオカミ.

See also

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