まくら

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Japanese

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Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *makura.

Pronunciation

Noun

まくら (makura

  1. : pillow

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN