🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まちぎ【睫毛・睫・まち毛】 : machigi | define meaning
machigi
Pronunciation: [mat͡ɕiɡi]
Definition
Noun
- Eyelash, eyelashes
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まつげ【睫毛・睫】 matsuge "eyelashes".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Eyelashes. Matsidjee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 睫毛 睫 まち毛 |
| Kana | まちぎ |
| Romanization | machigi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mat͡ɕiɡi] |
意味：まつげ【睫毛・睫・まつ毛】
Categories:
睫毛
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 26). まちぎ【睫毛・睫・まち毛】 : machigi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4194/machigi/.