つまこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
妻子

Etymology

From 妻(つま) (tsuma) + 子(こ) (ko), probably influenced by Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC tshej tsiX).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つまこ [tsúꜜmàkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝma̠ko̞]

Noun

つまこ • (tsumako) ^{←つまこ (tumako)^?}

wife and children

Synonyms

妻子(さいし) (saishi), 妻子(めこ) (meko), 妻孥(さいど) (saido)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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