まくら

Japanese
Alternative spelling
枕

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *makura.

Cognates

Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *makura, whence Kikai 枕 (makka), Kunigami 枕 (makkā), Miyako 枕 (maffa), Northern Amami-Oshima 枕 (makura), Okinawan 枕 (makkwa), Oki-No-Erabu 枕 (makura), Southern Amami-Oshima 枕 (makra), Toku-No-Shima 枕 (makkwa), Yaeyama 枕 (maffa), Yonaguni 枕 (magura), and Yoron 枕 (makkura).

Pronunciation

Noun

まくら • (makura) 

  1. 枕: pillow

Derived terms

References
  1. “枕”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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