マイン

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Etymology 1

From German Main.

Proper noun

マイン (Main

  1. Main (a river in Germany)
    • 1928, Watanabe Shirō, Ōbei no minato to koshiben no mita kuniguni, page 624:
      (だい)(ろく)(じゅう) フランクフルト、アム、マイン
      マイン()(がん)()() 獨逸(ドイツ)には「フランクフルト」と()()(ふた)つある。
      dairokujū Furankufuruto, amu, Main
      Main kagan no toshi Doitsu ni wa “Furankufuruto” to ifu shi ga futatsu aru.
      60. Frankfurt am Main. City on the banks of the Main. There are two cities in Germany called “Frankfurt”.

Etymology 2

From English mine.

Noun

マイン (main

  1. (uncommon, often in compounds) mine (an excavation; a source of resources)
    マインクラフトMainkurafutoMinecraft
    • 1929, Yokoyama Rokusuke, Sekaiteki gendai kun, page 340:
      ()()()()ローデシイアのブロークン ヒル マイン(あらた)(はっ)(けん)せられたる(じん)(こつ)()よ。
      Afurika Rōdeshīa no Burōkun Hiru main ni arata ni hakken seraretaru jinkotsu o miyo.
      Consider the human skeleton recently found at the Broken Hill mine in Rhodesia, Africa.
    • 1957, Fujioka Shirō, Ayumi no ato: Hokubei tairiku Nihonjin kaitaku monogatari, page 395:
      かつてここにトレドウェル・ゴールド・マインがあり、(いち)(おく)ドル(ちか)(きん)(かい)()()した(ところ)である。
      Katsute koko ni Toredoweru gōrudo main ga ari, ichioku doru chikai kinkai o hori dashita tokoro dearu.
      This was the site of the Tredwell gold mine, which once yielded nearly $100 million in gold nuggets.
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