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
Pitch accent
タカ
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