"閑古鳥" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kã̠ŋko̞do̞ɾʲi] Forms: 閑古鳥 [canonical] (ruby: (かん), (), (どり)), kankodori [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Nippo Jisho of 1603. Further etymology Analyzable as a compound of 閑古 (kanko, “lonesome and old”, otherwise unattested) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The kanko initial portion is apparently a shift in pronunciation from 郭公 (kakkō, “cuckoo”, onomatopoeia for the bird's call), and is likely an example of both meaning-based jukujikun (熟字訓) and sound-based ateji (当て字) for poetic purposes, from the lonesome sound of the cuckoo's call, as alluded to in poetry by Bashō. * 憂(う)きわれをさびしがらせよ閑(かん)古(こ)鳥(どり) uki ware o sabishigaraseyo kanko-dori you're making me blue, cuckoo : From Matsuo Bashō's 嵯峨日記 (Saga Nikki, “Saga Diary”), 1691 While kanko-dori could be viewed as a shift from 郭公鳥 (kakkō-dori), this latter term is not attested until 1686. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|閑古|鳥|pos1=otherwise unattested|t1=lonesome and old|t2=bird|tr1=kanko|tr2=tori}} 閑古 (kanko, “lonesome and old”, otherwise unattested) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”), {{m|ja|連濁}} 連濁, {{rendaku2|tori|dori|sort=かんこどり}} The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁)., {{m|ja|郭公||cuckoo|pos=onomatopoeia for the bird's call|tr=kakkō}} 郭公 (kakkō, “cuckoo”, onomatopoeia for the bird's call), {{m|ja|熟字訓}} 熟字訓, {{sortkey|ja|閑古鳥}} かんことり', {{jukujikun}} jukujikun (熟字訓), {{m|ja|当て字}} 当て字, {{sortkey|ja|閑古鳥}} かんことり', {{ateji}} ateji (当て字), {{ja-usex|憂きわれをさびしがらせよ閑%古%鳥|うき われ を さびしがらせよ かん%こ%-どり|you're making me blue, cuckoo}} 憂(う)きわれをさびしがらせよ閑(かん)古(こ)鳥(どり) uki ware o sabishigaraseyo kanko-dori you're making me blue, cuckoo, {{m|ja||嵯峨日記|Saga Diary|tr=Saga Nikki}} 嵯峨日記 (Saga Nikki, “Saga Diary”), {{m|ja|郭公鳥|tr=kakkō-dori}} 郭公鳥 (kakkō-dori) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かんこどり}} 閑(かん)古(こ)鳥(どり) • (kankodori)
  1. a cuckoo Synonyms: 郭公, 郭公鳥
    Sense id: en-閑古鳥-ja-noun-i8qUjJt0
  2. (figurative) loneliness, dreariness, desolateness Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-閑古鳥-ja-noun-FglMqCy6 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 閑古鳥が歌う (kankodori ga utau) (ruby: 閑古鳥(かんこどり), (うた)) (english: loneliness and general lack of activity), 閑古鳥が鳴く (kankodori ga naku) (ruby: 閑古鳥(かんこどり), ()) (english: loneliness and general lack of activity)

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