kite

...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. Tako have been made in Asia and Europe since ancient times, and their origin is said to be in China, but their origin is unknown.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…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。　たこはアジア，ヨーロッパで古くから作られ，その源流は中国とされるが，起源は不明である。…

※「kite」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。

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