毬藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
毬 藻
まり
Jinmeiyō 		も
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Coined by Takiya Kawakami in 1897.

Compound of 毬(まり) (mari, “ball used for playing, sports, etc.”) + 藻(も) (mo, “algae”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まりも [màrímó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲimo̞]

Noun

毬(まり)藻(も) or 毬藻(マリモ) • (marimo) 

  1. Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball
    Hypernym: 塩草 (shiogusa)

Descendants

  • → English: marimo

References

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