まき

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
巻き
巻

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku).

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. winding
  2. roll
    手(て)巻(ま)き寿(ず)司(し) ― temaki-zushi ― hand roll (sushi)
  3. a scroll or book
    絵(え)巻(まき) ― emaki ― picture scroll
  4. a volume or chapter in a larger book or series

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
牧

Thought to be from 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”, obsolete or in compounds) + 城(き) (ki, “fortress, castle”, archaic).

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. pasture
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
薪

The ki element is most likely from 木(き) (ki, “wood; timber”) (compare English firewood), but the ultimate etymology is unclear. Theories include:

First found in the Shinsen Jikyō, first Japanese dictionary containing native kun'yomi readings of Chinese characters, completed some time between 898–901 CE.

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. firewood
    Synonym: たきぎ (takigi)

Etymology 4

Alternative spellings
真木
槙
柀

From Old Japanese, originally from 真(ま) (ma-, “great, excellent”, archaic use) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”), likely from how the trees were well-suited for use as timber.

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in sense 1 and in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.

Pronunciation

Noun

まき or マキ • (maki) 

  1. an ornamental evergreen tree, particularly cedar or cypress
  2. Synonym of 高野槇 (kōyamaki, “Japanese umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)”) or 犬槇 (inumaki, “yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)”)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マキ.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Verb

まき • (maki) 

  1. stem or continuative form of まく (maku)

Etymology 6

Proper noun

まき • (Maki) 

  1. 牧: a surname
  2. 眞木, 真木: a surname
  3. 眞木: a male given name
  4. 真紀, 真希, 茉希: a female given name

References

  1. ^ “巻”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ “牧”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 “真木・槇・柀”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
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