まがいもの

Japanese

Alternative spellings
紛い物紛物擬い物擬物まがい物

Etymology

From 紛(まが)い (magai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 紛(まが)う (magau)”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まがいもの [màgáímónó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) まがいもの [màgáímónóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡa̠imo̞no̞]

Noun

まがいもの • (magaimono) ^{←まがひもの (magafimono)^?}

imitation; fake; sham
Synonyms: 偽物, 贋物, (dialectal, Kagoshima) まげもん

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN