金剛鸚哥

Japanese
金剛鸚哥 (kongō inko): three macaws sitting on a fence, with the scarlet macaw on the left.
Kanji in this term
金 剛 鸚 哥
こん
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: S		 いん
Hyōgaiji		 こ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “adamant, extremely strong”) +‎ 鸚哥 (inko, “parakeet, macaw, cockatoo”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

金剛鸚哥 (hiragana こんごういんこ, katakana コンゴウインコ, rōmaji kongō inko, historical hiragana こんがういんこ)

  1. macaw
  2. more specifically, the Ara macao or scarlet macaw

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as コンゴウインコ. The kana spelling appears to be the most common for this term in general contexts as well, possibly due to the rarity of the kanji for inko.

Synonyms
  • (scarlet macaw): 赤 (あか)金 (こん)剛 (ごう)鸚 (いん)哥 (こ) (aka kongō inko)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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