みんな

みんな

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
皆 皆んな

Shift from みな (mina), adding gemination.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みんな​ [mìńnáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][4][5] noun, pronoun
• (Tokyo) みんな [mìńná] (Heiban – [0])[2] adverb
• IPA^(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]

Noun

みんな • (minna) 

1. everyone, everybody
   • 1998, 広瀬香美 (lyrics and music) [Kohmi Hirose], “Groovy!”:

     Brand-new love song ハレハレルヤ!
     みんなハジけて愛(あい)し合(あ)おう

     Brand-new love song harehareruya!
     Minna hajikete aishiaō

     Brand-New Love Song Halle, hallelujah!
     Everyone, let's just go wild and love each other

2. all, everything

Usage notes

• This term is often spelled in hiragana, as みんな.
• The minna pronunciation is regarded as somewhat more colloquial than mina. Also, use of minna with the suffixes -san or -sama is considered incorrect.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
見んな

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​んな [míꜜǹnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]

Verb

みんな • (minna) 

1. (informal) Alternative form of みるな (miru na)

   こっち見(み)んな

   Kotchi minna

   Don't look at me

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN