まなこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
眼

Etymology

Compound of 目 (ma, "eye", ancient combining form of modern 目 me) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 子 (ko, "child", smaller version of a bigger object).

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
  眼晴 [...] 倭言麻那古
  In Japanese, the eyes are called "manako".

References

Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[SMK2-1] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō

[ZAJ-2] Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

[DJR-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN