aasvogelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Afrikaans aasvogel (“vulture”) (obsolete form of aasvoël), from Dutch aasvogel, from aas (“carrion”) + vogel (“bird”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɑːsˌfəʊ.ɡəl/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɑsˌfoʊ.ɡəl/

名詞

aasvogel (plural aasvogels)

1. (South Africa, rare, literary) Vulture. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
   • 1912, H. Rider Haggard, Marie:

     As the charge exploded I saw the aasvogel give a kind of backward twist.

使用する際の注意点

This word has no currency in modern South African English. It has been used by writers Rider Haggard, John Buchan and Saki to lend colour and authenticity to their works.

参考

• Aegypiinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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