まがいもの

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
紛い物
紛物
擬い物
擬物
まがい物

Etymology

From (まが) (magai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まが) (magau).) + (もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN