めいっこ

めいっこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
姪っ子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めーっこ [mèékkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːk̚ko̞]

Noun

めいっこ • (meikko)  (historical kana めひつこ)

1. one's own niece

Hypernyms

• 姪(めい) (mei)

Coordinate terms

• 甥(おい)っ子(こ) (oikko, “one's own nephew”)

References

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