壁蝨
See also: 壁虱
Chinese
| wall; rampart | louse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (壁蝨/壁虱) | 壁 | 蝨/虱 | |
| simp. (壁虱) | 壁 | 虱 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 臭蟲 (“bedbug”) [map]
Japanese
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Etymology 1
/tani/ → /dani/
From Old Japanese. Shift from earlier reading tani.[1][2] This reading persists in some modern dialects.
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 壁蝨／壁虱 (bìshī). The characters literally mean 壁 (“wall”) + 蝨 (“louse”), as an indication that ticks and mites may be found on walls.
Noun
壁蝨 • (dani)
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 ダニ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 真蜱 (madani): “true dani” → tick
- 毛蜱 (kedani): “hairy dani” → mite
- 葉蜱 (hadani): “leaf dani” → a red mite, a spider mite
- 羽壁蝨 (hadani): “wing dani” → a red mite, a spider mite
- 粉蜱 (konadani): “powder dani” → a mold mite of family Acaridae
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta̠ɲ̟i]
Noun
壁蝨 • (tani)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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