まだけ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
真竹

Etymology

From 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 竹(たけ) (take, “bamboo”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まだけ [màdáké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) まだけ [máꜜdàkè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠da̠ke̞]

Noun

まだけ or マダケ • (madake) ^{←まだけ (madake)^?}

timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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