まなこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
眼

Etymology

Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) + の (no, genitive case) + 子 (ko, nominalizing suffix). Initial ma is the unbound form of 目 (me, id).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まなこ [máꜜnàkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠ko̞]

Noun

まなこ • (manako) ^{←まなこ (manako)^?}

the pupil; also, the eyes in general
- c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 34)
  眼晴 [...] 倭言麻那古
  In Japanese, the eyes are called "manako".

References

1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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