氷河時代

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひょう
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だい
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on’yomi
 氷河時代 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From 氷河 (hyōga, glacier) +‎ 時代 (jidai, age). Compare Chinese 冰河期 (bīnghéqī), Korean 빙하기 (binghagi), Vietnamese kỉ băng hà, all of which literally means “glacial age”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ひょーがじだい [hyòógá jíꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ço̞ːɡa̠ d͡ʑida̠i]

Noun[edit]

(ひょう)()()(だい) (hyōga jidai

  1. an ice age (period of glaciation at the poles)