マグマ

マグマ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English magma.[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1929.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) マ​グマ [máꜜgùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

マグマ • (maguma) 

1. [from 1929] (geology) magma

   Synonym: 岩漿 (ganshō)

   • 1999 March 6, “マグマン [Magman]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:

     マグマの中(なか)から生(う)まれたモンスター。ものすごい熱(ねつ)で近(ちか)づくものは溶(と)ける。

     Maguma no naka kara umareta monsutā. Monosugoi netsu de chikazuku mono wa tokeru.

     A monster born in magma. It dissolves anything nearby with its scorching heat.

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