まし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

まし • (mashi) 

  1. 汝: second person pronoun; you

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of まし – see the following entries.
【増し】
[noun] increase, extra
[adjective] better, less objectionable, preferable
Alternative spelling
マシ
【猿】S
[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a monkey
(This term, まし (mashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as まし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まし.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of まし – see the following entries.
【麻糸】
[noun] synonym of 麻糸 (asaito, “hemp yarn, hemp thread”)
(This term, まし (mashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まし.)

(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: 麻紙.)

Old Japanese

Pronoun

まし (masi)

  1. 汝: (honorific) second-person singular pronoun: you, thou
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