コビトカバ

Japanese

Etymology

From 小人 (kobito, “pygmy”) +‎ 河馬 (kaba, “hippopotamus”). The hito reading for 人 changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) コビトカ​バ [kòbító káꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞bʲito̞ ka̠ba̠]

Noun

コビトカバ (hiragana こびとかば, rōmaji kobito kaba)

  1. a pygmy hippopotamus
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