めだま

Japanese

Alternative spelling
目玉

Etymology

From 目(め) (me) + 玉(たま) (tama). The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) めだま [mèdámáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞da̠ma̠]

Noun

めだま • (medama) ←めだま (medama)?

  1. eyeball
    その翅(はね)には目(め)玉(だま)のような模(も)様(よう)があった。
    Sono hane ni wa medama no yō na moyō ga atta.
    On its wings was an eyeball-like pattern.
  2. main attraction or (by extension) primary matter of interest

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References

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