Japanese

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Alternative spellings
紛い物
紛物
擬い物
擬物
まがい物

Etymology

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From (まが) (magai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まが) (magau).) + (もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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まがいもの (magaimonoまがひもの (magafimono)?

  1. imitation; fake; sham
    Synonyms: 偽物, 贋物, (dialectal, Kagoshima) まげもん

References

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