English
Kamo River
Kamo River comes from Japanese 鴨川.
- Japanesemodern鴨川Kamogawa
- EnglishtodayKamo River
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern鴨川Kamogawa
- EnglishtodayKamo River
A compound of 鴨 ‘duck’ + 川 ‘river’
Japanese かむ ‘to float’
Japanese 鴨 ‘duck’
Every English word from Japanese 鴨川
Today it means
name a river in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 鴨川 / Kamo River