…The character for kite is a Japanese character. The name tako spread from Edo during the Edo period, and in Kansai it is called ika, ika nobori, or nobori, in Kyushu it is called takobata or hata, and in other dialects it is called taka, tatsu, or tengubata. The original meaning of the English word kite is black kite, the German word drache is dragon, the Spanish word cometa is comet, and the Hindi word patang is butterfly, all of which refer to something that flies in the sky. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "squid" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…〈凧〉の字は国字である。たこの呼名は江戸時代に江戸から広まったもので,関西では〈いか〉〈いかのぼり〉〈のぼり〉,九州では〈たこばた〉〈はた〉,その他地方によって〈たか〉〈たつ〉〈てんぐばた〉など方言も多い。英語のkiteはトビ,ドイツ語Dracheは竜,スペイン語cometaはすい星,ヒンディー語patangはチョウが原義で,いずれも空を飛ぶものを表している。… ※「いか」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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