雉

雉 (canonical)
雉 (canonical)
kiji (romanization)


鶉

ja-noun

鶉(うずら) or 鶉(ウズラ) • (uzura) ^(←うづら (udura) or ウヅラ (udura)?)

鶉 (canonical)
鶉 (canonical)
uzura (romanization)
udura (romanization)
うづら (hiragana historical)
ウヅラ (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *untura. Cognate with Miyako 鶉 (vdza), Okinawan 鶉 (ujirā), Yaeyama 鶉 (utcha).

Coturnix japonica
Coturnix japonica#Translingual


鶏

黄鶏: a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers


鶏

鶏(にわとり) or 鶏(ニワトリ) • (niwatori) ^(←にはとり (nifatori)?)

鶏 (canonical)
鶏 (canonical)
niwatori (romanization)
nifatori (romanization)
にはとり (hiragana historical)

鶏を割くに焉んぞ牛刀を用いん

niwatori o saku ni izukun zo gyūtō o mochiin

why chop a chicken with a meat cleaver? → don't exaggerate

[ɲ̟iβ̞a̠to̞ɾʲi]

⟨nipa tu to₂ri⟩ → */nipatːəri/ → /nifatori/ → /niwatori/
Originally derived from the 枕詞 (makura kotoba, “pillow word”, an epithet as a poetic device) compound phrase 庭つ鳥 (niwa tsu tori), 庭 (niwa, “garden”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”), used in Old Japanese poetry as an allusive introduction to kake, the older word for “chicken” (see below). The medial tsu disappeared over time, yielding modern Japanese niwatori.

compound

Gallus gallus
Gallus gallus#Translingual

a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)


鶏

⟨kake₁⟩ → */kakʲe/ → /kake/
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Onomatopoeic of the sound made by a chicken. Compare English cluck.

… 爾波都登理 迦祁波那久 …


鶏

First attested in The Tales of Ise.
Etymological details
This word has also been spelled as くだかけ (kudakake). This word must have been a compound of くた (kuta/kuda) + 鶏 (kake, “chicken; rooster”).
However, the initial kuta-/kuda- portion has been subject to debate. Several sources have attempted to give an etymology:
# The Hikobae of 1847 and the Daigenkai derive kuta- as a word meaning 'stinky'.
# The Kita-no-bezuihitsu, Meigentsū, and the Minakata-Kumakusu derive this from 百済鶏 (kudara-kake, literally “Baekje chicken”), saying that the chicken was imported from there.
# The Wakun-no-Shiori derives kuta as an eastern word for "house". The same source also supposes a Sanskrit origin, transcribed as kukutaeshira, and also supposes it was derived from 管掛 (kuda-kake) from the way it has a good voice.
# The Honchō Jigen derives this from kudo-kake, where kudo- means 'a passing sound' and -kake means 'to put on'.
# The Myōgoki derives kuda- from 数連 (kazutsura), while -kake is an onomatopoeic sound.
The third etymology is the most likely, as this note appears in several manuscripts of The Tales of Ise, and Vovin (2021) identifies kuda- with Ainu コタン (kotan, “village”) (c.f. English village and villa). He also identifies the poem in The Tales of Ise as being a hybrid Japanese-Ainu poem.


鶏

Alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat


鳥

⟨to₂ri⟩ → /tori/
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *təri. Probably cognate with Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆰ (tolk), modern Korean 닭 (dak, “fowl; chicken”).
May also be related to the verb 飛ぶ (tobu, “to fly”).

1999 July 5, “タクヒ [Takuhi]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:

This bird brings bad luck to wherever it comes.

このトリが現れた時は、何か不吉な事が起こる前ぶれ。

Kono tori ga arawareta toki wa, nani ka fukitsu na koto ga okoru maebure.

1999 August 26, “セイント・バード [Saint Bird]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:

A bird with an unusually long tail. It illuminates with holy light.

非常に尾の長い鳥。全身から聖なる光を発する。

Hijō ni o no nagai tori. Zenshin kara seinaru hikari o hassuru.


鳥

⟨to₂ri⟩ → ⟨*to₂⟩ → /to/
From Old Japanese. Appears to be a shift from tori above.


七面鳥

ja-noun

七(しち)面(めん)鳥(ちょう) or 七面鳥(シチメンチョウ) • (shichimenchō) ^(←しちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)?)

七面鳥 (canonical)
七面鳥 (canonical)
shichimenchō (romanization)
sitimenteu (romanization)
しちめんてう (hiragana historical)
シチメンテウ (hiragana historical)

[ɕi̥t͡ɕimẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

七 (shichi, “seven”) + 面 (men, “face”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

af

ja:シチメンチョウ ja:シチメンチョウ属


孔雀

/kuᵑ sʲakʉ/ → /kuⁿzʲakʉ/ → /kuʑaku/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 孔雀 (MC khuwngX tsjak).
First cited in the Wamyō Ruijushō of roughly 934.

くじゃく座 くじゃく座#Japanese

(astronomy, colloquial) Short for くじゃく座 (Kujaku-za): Pavo


雌鶏

Perhaps from 雌鳥(めんどり) (mendori, “female bird”). See also 鶏(にわとり) (niwatori, “chicken”, literally “garden bird”).


雄鶏

ja-noun

雄(おん)鶏(どり) • (ondori) ^(←をんどり (wondori)?)

雄鶏 (canonical)
ondori (romanization)
wondori (romanization)
をんどり (hiragana historical)

Perhaps from 雄鳥 (“male bird”). See also 鶏 (“chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

a rooster (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird)


カラクン

Synonym of 七面鳥 (shichimenchō, “turkey”) (bird)


カラクン鳥

カラクン鳥 (canonical)
karakunchō (romanization)

カラクン (karakun, “turkey”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)


雷鳥

a rock ptarmigan, a snow grouse: Lagopus muta


ターキー

ja-noun

ターキー • (tākī)

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ターキー
ja:松村明


山鶉

山鶉 (canonical)
山鶉 (canonical)
yamauzura (romanization)


鷓鴣

鷓鴣 (canonical)
鷓鴣 (canonical)
shako (romanization)


臼辺鳥

臼辺鳥 (canonical)
usubedori (romanization)


黄鶏

黄鶏 (canonical)
kashiwa (romanization)
kasifa (romanization)
かしは (hiragana historical)

a Japanese breed of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers


雉子

雉子 (canonical)
雉子 (canonical)
kiji (romanization)


尾長鶏

尾(お)長(なが)鶏(どり) or 尾長鶏(オナガドリ) • (onagadori) ^(←をながどり (wonagadori)?)

尾長鶏 (canonical)
尾長鶏 (canonical)
onagadori (romanization)
wonagadori (romanization)
をながどり (hiragana historical)

尾 (o, “tail”) + 長 (naga, “long”) + 鶏 (tori, “chicken”)

compound

an onagadori, a breed of chicken from Kochi Prefecture


青鸞

青鸞 (canonical)
青鸞 (canonical)
seiran (romanization)

Argusianus argus
Argusianus argus#Translingual


灰色野鶏

ja-noun

灰(はい)色(いろ)野(や)鶏(けい) or 灰色野鶏(ハイイロヤケイ) • (haiiro yakei)

灰色野鶏 (canonical)
灰色野鶏 (canonical)
haiiro yakei (romanization)

灰色 (haiiro, “gray”) + 野鶏 (yakei, “junglefowl”)


赤色野鶏

ja-noun

赤(せき)色(しょく)野(や)鶏(けい) or 赤色野鶏(セキショクヤケイ) • (sekishoku yakei)

赤色野鶏 (canonical)
赤色野鶏 (canonical)
sekishoku yakei (romanization)

赤色 (sekishoku, “red”) + 野鶏 (yakei, “junglefowl”)


野鶏

野鶏 (canonical)
野鶏 (canonical)
yakei (romanization)


ほろほろ鳥

ja-noun

ほろほろ鳥(ちょう) or ほろほろ鳥(チョウ) • (horohorochō) ^(←ほろほろてう (foroforoteu) or ホロホロテウ (foroforoteu)?)

ほろほろ鳥 (canonical)
ほろほろ鳥 (canonical)
horohorochō (romanization)
foroforoteu (romanization)
ほろほろてう (hiragana historical)
ホロホロテウ (hiragana historical)

[ho̞ɾo̞ho̞ɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]


錦鶏

錦鶏 (canonical)
錦鶏 (canonical)
kinkei (romanization)


白鷴

白(はっ)鷴(かん) or 白鷴(ハッカン) • (hakkan) ^(←はくかん (fakukan) or ハクカン (fakukan)?)

白鷴 (canonical)
白鷴 (canonical)
hakkan (romanization)
fakukan (romanization)
はくかん (hiragana historical)
ハクカン (hiragana historical)


インド孔雀

インド孔(く)雀(じゃく) or インド孔雀(クジャク) • (indo kujaku)

インド孔雀 (canonical)
インド孔雀 (canonical)
indo kujaku (romanization)

[ĩndo̞ kɯ̟ʑa̠kɯ̟]

From インド (Indo, “India”) + 孔雀 (kujaku, “peafowl”).


真孔雀

ja-noun

真(ま)孔(く)雀(じゃく) or 真孔雀(マクジャク) • (makujaku)

真孔雀 (canonical)
真孔雀 (canonical)
makujaku (romanization)

[ma̠kɯ̟ʑa̠kɯ̟]

From 真 (ma, “true”) + 孔雀 (kujaku, “peafowl”).


成鶏

成(せい)鶏(けい) • (seikei) ^(←せいけい (seikei)?)

成鶏 (canonical)
seikei (romanization)
せいけい (hiragana historical)


軍鶏

Corruption of 暹羅 (Shamuro) or シャム (Shamu, “Siam”).
A breed of chicken of Japan which was originated in Thailand, selectively bred for several hundred years and is very different from the original stock.