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コバタン

Meanings

1

noun

yellow-crested cockatoo

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea).

コバタンはインドネシアの固こ有ゆう種しゅです。
The yellow-crested cockatoo is endemic to Indonesia.

Written forms

コバタン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
小こ巴ば旦たん
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; learners should use the katakana form.

Kanji

小little, small
巴comma-design
旦

daybreak, dawn, morning

Etymology

The name is a contraction of 小 (ko, 'small') and バタン (batan), from オオバタン (ōbatan, 'sulphur-crested cockatoo'), itself derived from Malay 'kakatua'.