ノマ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
のま

Etymology

From the Japanese iteration mark 々, which looks like a composition of the katakana ノ (no) and マ (ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ma̠]

Noun

ノマ • (noma) 

1. (informal) The iteration mark 々, which indicates that the previous kanji ought to be repeated.

Synonyms

• 漢(かん)字(じ)返(がえ)し (kanji gaeshi)
• 同(どう)の字(じ)点(てん) (dō no jiten)
• 繰(く)り返(かえ)し (kurikaeshi)
• 同(おな)じ (onaji)
• 同(おな)じく (onajiku)