ミサ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
弥撒 (historical, rare)

Alternative forms

(honorific) おミサ (o-misa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese missa,[1] in turn from Latin missa.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ミサ [míꜜsà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [mʲisa̠]

Noun

ミサ • (misa)

(Roman Catholicism) Mass

Usage notes

Historically spelled with the kanji 弥撒. Written with the katakana spelling ミサ in modern usage.

Derived terms

ミサ曲(きょく) (misakyoku)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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