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Japanese
Etymology
aganapi → anagaɸi → *aganawi → aganai. The nominalized form of the verb 贖う (aganau, “atone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
贖い • (aganai) ←あがなひ (aganafi)?
- compensation for one's sins or mistakes; redemption
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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