鳶とんび合がっ羽ぱ

also: とんびガッパ

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Meanings

noun

Inverness cape

rare term

A rare historical term for a specific type of sleeveless cape, named after the Scottish town of Inverness. Likely encountered only in period literature or costume descriptions.

明めい治じ時じ代だいの写しゃ真しんに、鳶とんび合がっ羽ぱを着きた紳しん士しが写うつっている。
In a Meiji-era photograph, a gentleman wearing an Inverness cape appears.

Kanji

鳶black kite, fireman, hook
合fit, suit, join
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Related words

インバネスコート
Modern loanword for the same garment; 鳶合羽 is the older, now rare Japanese term.
合かっ羽ぱ
General term for a raincoat or cape; 鳶合羽 is a specific historical style.

Written forms

鳶とんび合がっ羽ぱ
Kanji spelling; rare and mostly historical. The reading とんびがっぱ is restricted to this form.
鳶とんびガッパ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; also rare. The reading とんびガッパ is restricted to this form.
とんびガッパ

Etymology

Compound of 鳶 (とんび, 'black kite', a bird of prey) and 合羽 (かっぱ, from Portuguese 'capa', meaning cape or cloak). The exact reason for the 'kite' element is uncertain; it may refer to the shape or the way the cape hangs like wings.