まくら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
枕

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *makura.

Cognates

Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *makura, whence Kikai 枕 (makka), Kunigami 枕 (makkā), Miyako 枕 (maffa), Northern Amami-Oshima 枕 (makura), Okinawan 枕 (makkwa), Oki-No-Erabu 枕 (makura), Southern Amami-Oshima 枕 (makra), Toku-No-Shima 枕 (makkwa), Yaeyama 枕 (maffa), Yonaguni 枕 (magura), and Yoron 枕 (makkura).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) まくら [máꜜkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

まくら • (makura)

pillow

Derived terms

抱(だ)き枕(まくら) (dakimakura)
膝枕(ひざまくら) (hizamakura)
枕詞(まくらことば) (makurakotoba)

References

“枕”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[1] “枕”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN