梯姑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梯	姑
でい Jinmeiyō	こ > ご Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
梯梧

Etymology

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Cognate with Okinawan 梯梧 (dīgu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) でーご [dèégó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [de̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

梯(でい)姑(ご) or 梯姑(デイゴ) • (deigo) 

1. the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata
   • 1992, Kazufumi Miyazawa (lyrics and music), “Shima Uta [Island Song]”, performed by The Boom, published 1993:

     でいごが咲(さ)き乱(みだ)れ　風(かぜ)を呼(よ)び嵐(あらし)が来(き)た

     deigo ga sakimidare kaze o yobi arashi ga kita

     The coral [flowers] bloom abundantly, the winds call, [and] the storm has come.

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as デイゴ.

Derived terms

• アメリカ梯(デイ)姑(ゴ) (Amerika deigo)

See also

• 海(かい)紅(こう)豆(ず) (kaikōzu)