倶く伎き羅ら

noun

Asian koel

Rare term for the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea). More commonly referred to as 鬼郭公 (おにがっこう) in modern Japanese.

See also: オニカッコウ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、倶く伎き羅らという名なでアジアのカッコウの一いっ種しゅが記しるされている。

  In old documents, a type of Asian cuckoo is recorded under the name 倶伎羅.

noun

lesser cuckoo

Also used for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). The more common modern name is ホトトギス.

See also: ホトトギス

• ホトトギスは、古ふるくは拘枳くき羅らとも書かかれた。

  The lesser cuckoo was also written as 拘枳羅 in old times.