まき

See also: マキ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
巻き 巻

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​き [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1]) — Shin Meikai kokugo jiten restricts this accent to senses 1 and 2 only.
• (Tokyo) まき [màkí] (Heiban – [0]) — Shin Meikai kokugo jiten restricts this accent to senses 3 and 4 only.
• IPA^(key): [ma̠kʲi]

Noun

まき • (maki) 

1. winding
2. roll

   手(て)巻(ま)き寿(ず)司(し) ― temaki-zushi ― hand roll (sushi)

3. a scroll or book

   絵(え)巻(まき) ― emaki ― picture scroll

4. a volume or chapter in a larger book or series

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
牧

Thought to be from 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”, obsolete or in compounds) + 城(き) (ki, “fortress, castle”, archaic).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​き [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) まき​ [màkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠kʲi]

Noun

まき • (maki) 

1. pasture

Derived terms

• 牧(まき)場(ば) (makiba)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
薪

The ki element is most likely from 木(き) (ki, “wood; timber”) (compare English firewood), but the ultimate etymology is unclear. Theories include:

• Shortening of hypothetical tsumaki, from 爪(つま) (tsuma, “nail; claw”) + 木(き) (ki).
• Shortening of hypothetical kamaki, from 竈(かま) (kama, “kamado, traditional Japanese cook stove”) + 木(き) (ki).
• Shift from hypothetical moshiki, from 燃(も)し (moshi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 燃(も)す (mosu, “to burn”)) + 木(き) (ki).
• Specialization of 真木(まき) (maki), see Etymology 4 below.

First found in the Shinsen Jikyō, first Japanese dictionary containing native kun'yomi readings of Chinese characters, completed some time between 898–901 CE.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まき [màkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠kʲi]

Noun

まき • (maki) 

1. firewood

   Synonym: たきぎ (takigi)

Etymology 4

Alternative spellings
真木 槙 柀

From Old Japanese, originally from 真(ま) (ma-, “great, excellent”, archaic use) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”), likely from how the trees were well-suited for use as timber.

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in sense 1 and in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​き [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠kʲi]

Noun

まき or マキ • (maki) 

1. an ornamental evergreen tree, particularly cedar or cypress
2. Synonym of 高野槇 (kōyamaki, “Japanese umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)”) or 犬槇 (inumaki, “yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)”)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マキ.

Derived terms

• 高野槇(こうやまき) (kōyamaki)
• 犬槇(いぬまき) (inumaki)

Etymology 5

Verb

まき • (maki) 

1. stem or continuative form of まく (maku) [godan]

Etymology 6

Proper noun

まき • (Maki) 

1. 牧: a surname
2. 眞木, 真木: a surname
3. 眞木: a male given name
4. 真紀, 真希, 茉希: a female given name