まつげ
Japanese
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睫毛 まつ毛 睫 (uncommon) |
Etymology
editFrom 目 (ma-, “eye”, archaic) + つ (tsu, “-'s”, archaic) + 毛 (ke, “hair”, rendaku form 毛 (ge)).[1] Literally, “hair of the eye”
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (anatomy) eyelash
- c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 34)
- 眼睫 [...] 倭言麻都竒
- Eyelash [...] The Japanese call it matugi₂ [sic.]
- c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 34)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1978) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, →ISBN