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アフリカノロバ (アフリカのろば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アフリカノロバ

Meanings

1

noun

African wild ass

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the species Equus africanus, a wild equid native to Africa.

アフリカノロバは絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅに指し定ていされている。
The African wild ass is designated as an endangered species.

Written forms

アフリカノロバ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
アフリカ野の驢ろ馬ば
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the second character 驢 is not a jōyō kanji.

Kanji

野plains, field, rustic
驢donkey
馬

horse

Etymology

From アフリカ (Africa) + 野驢馬/のろば (wild donkey). The reading のろば is a compound of 野 (の, wild) and 驢馬 (ろば, donkey).