/tẽ̞nto̞ːmɯ̟ɕida̠ma̠ɕi/JAPONCA → TR
Tanım
•handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae) · 28-spotted ladybird, 28-spotted ladybug (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, syn. Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
Etimoloji
Compound of 天道虫(テントウムシ) (tentō-mushi, “ladybird, ladybug”) + 騙(だま)し (damashi, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 騙(だま)す (damasu, “to deceive”).). The kanji compound is jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), borrowed from Chinese 偽瓢蟲, literally, "imitation ladybird".