Japanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

Unknown. First attested in the Edo period in the Kantō region, and until relatively recently use was confined to this area. Most likely theories of origin suggest:

  • a contraction of 女の子 (menoko, female child)
  • an alteration of 真処 (mako, center (of the body))
  • a shortening of 万幸 (mankō, 10,000 happinesses)
  • an alteration of the Old Japanese みと (mito, genitalia in general, either male or female)
  • a derivation from the Sinitic 門口门口 (ménkǒu, gate, doorway), from a reading of menkō rather than the expected on'yomi of monkō

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

まんこ or マンコ (manko

  1. (vulgar, slang) female genitals: a cunt, a pussy
    オマンコ
    omanko
    (affectionate) pussy
    • 2017, “セックス大好き”, performed by Pink Guy:
      マンコは気持ちいい/ぬるぬるしていい
      manko wa kimochīi / nurunuru shite ī
      pussy feels good / it's really wet
  2. (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) a woman
    フェミマンコ
    femimanko
    femcunt
Usage notes edit
  • Only used as slang. Never in medical situations.
  • Considered harsher than おまんこ (omanko).
Synonyms edit

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Etymology 2 edit

Appears to be specific to the Tsugaru dialect spoken at the northern end of Honshū.

Full derivation unknown. The final (ko) is almost certainly the nominalizing suffix, but the preceding まん (man) is uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

まんこ (manko

  1. (dialect, Tsugaru) a ruby (gemstone)
    Synonym: 紅玉 (kōgyoku)

Further reading edit

Etymology 3 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of まんこ – see the following entry.
漫湖
[proper noun] Lake Man, a mangrove wetlands located in Naha and Tomigusuku cities on Okinawa
(This term, まんこ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN