うまのほね

Japanese

Alternative spelling
馬の骨

Etymology

From 馬(うま) (uma, “horse”) + の (no, “bone”) + 骨(ほね) (hone). Literally "bones of a horse".

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うまのほね [ùmá nó hónéꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ma̠ no̞ ho̞ne̞]

Noun

うまのほね • (uma no hone) ←うまのほね (umanofone)?

  1. (derogatory) parentage (of a person, when it is unclear)
    どこの馬(うま)の骨(ほね)かわからない
    doko no uma no hone ka wakaranai
    of unclear parentage
    (literally, “horse bones of unclear origin”)

References

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