Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings

皆んな (nonstandard)

Shift from みな (mina), adding gemination.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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みんな (minna

  1. everyone, everybody
  2. all, everything
Usage notes
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  • This term is often spelled in hiragana, as みんな.
  • The minna pronunciation is regarded as somewhat more colloquial than mina. Also, use of minna with the suffixes -san or -sama is considered incorrect.

Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling
見んな

Pronunciation

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Verb

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みんな (minna

  1. (informal) Alternative form of みるな (miru na)
    こっち()んな
    Kotchi minna
    Don't look at me

References

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  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 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN