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うなぐ【女子】 : unagu | define meaning
unagu
Pronunciation: [ʔunaɡu]
Definition
Noun
- Woman; girl
Etymology
Cognate to Yoron ふなぐ funagu; Okinawan ゐなぐ winagu; and standard Japanese おなご【女子】 onago "girl; woman", historically をみなご wominago and later をんなご wonnago. Ultimately derived from をみな womina "woman" and the rendaku form of the diminutive suffix こ【子】 -ko.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 女子 |
| Kana | うなぐ |
| Romanization | unagu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔunaɡu] |
意味：おんな【女】、おなご【女子】
Categories:
女子
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 31). うなぐ【女子】 : unagu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5772/unagu/.