つまこ

つまこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
妻子

Etymology

From 妻(つま) (tsuma) + 子(こ) (ko), probably influenced by Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC t͡sʰei t͡sɨ^X).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つ​まこ [tsúꜜmàkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝma̠ko̞]

Noun

つまこ • (tsumako) ^{←つまこ (tumako)?}

1. wife and children

Synonyms

• 妻子(さいし) (saishi), 妻子(めこ) (meko), 妻孥(さいど) (saido)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN