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ヨタカ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
2. nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
3. streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
4. soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors
Alt. forms
夜よ鷹たか
54%
ヨタカ
33%
よたか
11%
蚊よ母た鳥か
怪鴟よたか
Pitch accent
ヨ
タカ
Used in: 12
Composed of
evening; night
hawk; falcon
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill
whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill