まがお
Japanese
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真顔 |
Etymology
From 真 (ma-) + 顔 (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) まがお [màgáó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ma̠ɡa̠o̞]
Noun
まがお • (magao) ←まがほ (magafo)?
- serious face; straight face; sober face
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN