まがいもの

Japanese
Alternative spellings
紛い物
紛物
擬い物
擬物
まがい物

Etymology

From 紛(まが)い (magai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 紛(まが)う (magau).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まがいもの [màgáímónó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɡa̠imo̞no̞]

Noun

まがいもの • (magaimono) ←まがひもの (magafimono)?

  1. imitation; fake; sham
    Synonyms: 偽物, 贋物, (dialectal, Kagoshima) まげもん

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