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Japanese
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *mata. First cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.
Pronunciation
Adverb
また • (mata)
- again, as well
- またやったか？
- Mata yatta ka?
- They did it again?
- また連絡します。
- Mata renraku shimasu.
- I will contact you again.
See also
- (not to be confused with) まだ (mada)
Conjunction
また • (mata)
- and, also
Derived terms
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in hiragana, as また.
References
- ^ Alexander Vovin (2020) A Descriptive and Comparative Grammar of Western Old Japanese (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 5 Japan; 16), Revised, Updated and Enlarged Second Edition edition, volume 1, →ISBN, pages 1009-1012, →ISBN
- ^ “又・亦・復”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of また – see the following entry.
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| 【股】S
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- (anatomy) crotch, the space between the thighs
- fork in a tree, river, and so on
Alternative spellings胯, 叉, 俣
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(This term, また, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as また, see Category:Japanese kanji read as また.)
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