magatama

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).

Noun

magatama (plural magatamas or magatama)

  1. A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉(まがたま) (magatama).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /maɡaˈtama/ [ma.ɡaˈt̪a.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ma‧ga‧ta‧ma

Noun

magatama (uncountable)

  1. magatama

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

magatama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まがたま