"かまめ" meaning in Old Japanese

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Noun

Forms: kamame₂ [romanization]
Etymology: Listed in references as an ancient form of modern 鴎 (kamome, “seagull”). However, the ultimate derivation is unknown. Possible derivations include: * From an uncertain onomatopoeic term * Related to 鴨 (kamo₁, “duck”) * From some meaning of かま (kama) * The latter -me element is probably the め (me) that appears as an ancient suffixing element in some bird and fish names, such as 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”), 燕 (tsubame, “swallow”), 鯣 (surume, “cuttlefish”), 鮃 (hirame, “flounder”), 鮫 (same, “shark”) Etymology templates: {{unk|ojp|nocap=1}} unknown, {{onomatopoeic|ojp|nocap=1|nocat=1}} onomatopoeic, {{ja-r|かま}} かま (kama), {{ja-r|め}} め (me) Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=kamame₂}} かまめ (kamame₂)
  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: a seagull, gull; a white waterfowl Wikipedia link: Daijirin, Daijisen, ja:松村明
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