みんな

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
皆皆んな

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みんな [mìńnáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][4][5] noun, pronoun
(Tokyo) みんな [mìńná] (Heiban – [0])[2] adverb
IPA^(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]

Noun

みんな • (minna)

everyone, everybody
- 1998, 広瀬香美 (lyrics and music) [Kohmi Hirose], “Groovy!”:
  
  Brand-new love song ハレハレルヤ!
  みんなハジけて愛(あい)し合(あ)おう
  Brand-new love song harehareruya!
  Minna hajikete aishiaō
  Brand-New Love Song Halle, hallelujah!
  Everyone, let's just go wild and love each other
all, everything

Usage notes

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

Alternative spelling
見んな

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みんな [míꜜǹnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]

Verb

みんな • (minna)

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

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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