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Japanese
Etymology
Nominal phrase, composed of 我 (wa, “I, me”) + が (ga, genitive or possessive particle in Old Japanese) + 家 (ya, “house, home”).
Pronunciation
Noun
我が家 • (wa ga ya)
- my house; one's own house
- my family; one's own family
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN