mendori

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form mendori
Original script 雌鳥
LWT meaning(s)
Comments on word Original form medori, current form attested in 1478.
Analyzability analyzable compound
Gloss me-dori female-bird
Age Old Japanese [21] (710–794)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 古事記 (712)
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