もうしご

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
申し子

Etymology

From 申(もう)し (mōshi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 申(もう)す (mōsu).”) + 子(こ) (ko). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

もうしご • (mōshigo) ←まうしご (mausigo)?

  1. child born in response to prayer
  2. product of the times

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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