magatama

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).

Noun

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magatama (plural magatamas or magatama)

  1. A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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magatama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まがたま