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Japanese
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男鰥
男寡
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Etymology
Compound of 男 (otoko, “man”) + やもめ (yamome, “widow; widower”).[1]
First attested in the early 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
男やもめ • (otokoyamome) ←をとこやもめ (wotokoyamome)?
- widower
Synonyms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “男鰥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ 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