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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English magma.[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1929.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

マグマ (maguma

  1. [from 1929] (geology) magma
    Synonym: 岩漿 (ganshō)
    • 1999 March 6, “マグマン [Magman]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:
      マグマ(なか)から()まれたモンスター。ものすごい(ねつ)(ちか)づくものは()ける。
      Maguma no naka kara umareta monsutā. Monosugoi netsu de chikazuku mono wa tokeru.
      A monster born in magma. It dissolves anything nearby with its scorching heat.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN