"ほととぎす" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ho̞to̞to̞ɡʲisɨᵝ] Forms: ほととぎす [canonical], ホトトギス [canonical], hototogisu [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. The final su is most likely す (su, “bird”, ancient term only found in old compounds), itself possibly cognate with Korean 새 (sae, “bird”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{wp|Lesser cuckoo}}, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{cog|ko|새||bird}} Korean 새 (sae, “bird”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ホトトギス}} ほととぎす or ホトトギス • (hototogisu)
  1. the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Synonyms: 卯月鳥, 沓手鳥, 時つ鳥, 時の鳥 Derived forms: 杜鵑草 (hototogisu) (ruby: 杜鵑草(ホトトギス)) (english: toad lily), 杜鵑貝 (hototogisugai) (ruby: 杜鵑(ホトトギス), (ガイ)), 時鳥と兄弟 (Hototogisu to Kyōdai) (ruby: 時鳥(ほととぎす), (きょう), (だい)), 時鳥草 (hototogisusō) (ruby: 時鳥(ホトトギス), (ソウ)), ただ取り山の時鳥 (tada tori yama no hototogisu) (ruby: (), (やま), 時鳥(ほととぎす)), 鳴かぬなら鳴くまで待とう時鳥 (nakanunara naku made matō hototogisu) (ruby: (), (), (), 時鳥(ほととぎす)), 目には青葉山時鳥初松魚 (me ni wa Aoba-yama hototogisu hatsugatsuo) (ruby: (), (あお), (), (やま), 時鳥(ほととぎす), (はつ), 松魚(がつお)), 山ほととぎす (yama-hototogisu) (ruby: (やま))
    Sense id: en-ほととぎす-ja-noun-zhsd5EpS Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Old Japanese makurakotoba, Old Japanese onomatopoeias, Old Japanese terms suffixed with す Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 57 42 1 Disambiguation of Old Japanese makurakotoba: 55 43 1 Disambiguation of Old Japanese onomatopoeias: 55 43 1 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms suffixed with す: 55 44 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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              "月",
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