みんな

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
皆
皆んな (nonstandard)

Shift from みな (mina), adding gemination.

Pronunciation

Noun

みんな • (minna) 

  1. everyone, everybody
  2. all, everything
Usage notes
  • This term is often spelled in hiragana, as みんな.
  • The minna pronunciation is regarded as somewhat more colloquial than mina. Also, use of minna with the suffixes -san or -sama is considered incorrect.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
見んな

Pronunciation

Verb

みんな • (minna) 

  1. (informal) Alternative form of みるな (miru na)
    こっち見(み)んな
    Kotchi minna
    Don't look at me

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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