おめかし

Japanese

Etymology

From お (o-) +‎ めかし (mekashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb めかす.).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おめ​かし [òméꜜkàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞me̞ka̠ɕi]

Noun

おめかし • (o-mekashi) 

1. dressing up and making up nicely