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まが

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See also: まか

Japanese

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Alternative spelling
禍

Etymology

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From Old Japanese. Attested in the Kojiki of 712 with the spelling 摩賀.[1]

Cognate with 曲がる (magaru, “to bend”, intransitive).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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まが • (maga) †-nari

  1. [from 712] (archaic) bad; disastrous
    Synonym: わざわい (wazawai)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “まが 【禍】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ “禍”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Cognate with 曲がる (magaru, “to bend”, intransitive).[1][2]

Adjective

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まが (maga)

  1. bad; disastrous
    • 711–712, Kojiki:
      所成坐神名、八十禍津日神訓禍云摩賀、下效此。、次大禍津日神、
      The names of the born gods were Yaso₁-maga-tu-pi₁-no₂-kami₂, then Opo₂-maga-tu-pi₁-no₂-kami₂.
      maga is the reading of 禍.

References

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  1. ^ “まが 【禍】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ “禍”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[4] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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