じまつげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
地睫毛地まつ毛地まつげ地マツゲ自睫毛自まつ毛自まつげ自マツゲ

Etymology

Blend of じげ (jige, “natural hair”) +‎ まつげ (matsuge, “eyelash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑima̠t͡sɨᵝɡe̞]

Noun

じまつげ • (jimatsuge)

(neologism) eyelash in its natural state

Usage notes

Kanji spelling (地 or 自) is disputed;[1] see じげ (jige).

References

“７１５３「自まつげ・地まつげ」”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, (Can we date this quote?)

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