魔羅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	羅

Etymology

Transcription of Sanskrit मार (māra). The kanji are ateji.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mara]

Alternative forms

• 摩羅

Noun

魔羅 (hiragana まら, romaji mara)

1. (Buddhism) Mara; a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life
2. (anatomy) penis
   • 931-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 2 page 45)

     玉茎 房内經云 玉茎 男陰名也 [...] 一云 麻良 [...]

   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 386)

   Mara. l, nancon. マラ. まはた, ナンコン (𨳰. または, 男根) 陰茎. 卑語.

Synonyms

• 男根 (dankon)
• 陰茎 (inkei)
• ペニス (penisu)

References

• 1980 June 17 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3:
• 1968 June 17 [931-938], Shitagō Minamoto; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu, Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 4-653-00507-9: