magatama

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).

Noun

magatama (plural magatamas or magatama)

  1. A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

magatama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まがたま