まつげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
睫毛 まつ毛 睫 (uncommon)

Etymology

From 目(ま) (ma-, “eye”, archaic) + つ (tsu, “-'s”, archaic) + 毛(け) (ke, “hair”, rendaku form 毛(げ) (ge)). Literally, "hair of the eye".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​つげ [máꜜtsùgè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝɡe̞]

Noun

まつげ or マツゲ • (matsuge) 

1. (anatomy) eyelash
   • c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 34)

     眼睫 [...] 倭言麻都竒

     眼睫 [...] 倭言麻都竒

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• じまつげ (jimatsuge)
• つけまつげ (tsukematsuge)
• マツエク (matsueku)

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1978) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, →ISBN