まんこ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ま*こ, ま…こ, ま○こ, ま◎こ, ま●こ, ま◯こ, ま☆こ (censored)

Etymology 1

Unknown. First attested in the Edo period in the Kantō region, and until relatively recently use was confined to this area. Most likely theories of origin suggest:

• a contraction of 女の子 (menoko, “female child”)
• an alteration of 真処 (mako, “center (of the body)”)
• a shortening of 万幸 (mankō, “10,000 happinesses”)
• an alteration of the Old Japanese みと (mito, “genitalia in general, either male or female”)
• a derivation from the Sinitic 門口／门口 (ménkǒu, “gate, doorway”), from a reading of menkō rather than the expected on'yomi of monkō

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​んこ [máꜜǹkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠ŋko̞]

Noun

まんこ or マンコ • (manko) 

1. (vulgar, slang) female genitals: a cunt, a pussy

   オマンコ

   omanko

   (affectionate) pussy

2. (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) a woman

   フェミマンコ

   femimanko

   femcunt

Usage notes

• Only used as slang. Never in medical situations.
• Considered harsher than おまんこ (omanko).

Synonyms

Synonyms

(female genitals):

• べべ (bebe)
• ぼぼ (bobo)
• へへ (hē)
• ほと (hoto)
• おまんこ (omanko)
• おめこ (omeko)
• おそそ (ososo)
• みと (mito)
• そそ (soso)
• つび (tsubi)

((derogatory) a woman):

• まーん (mān)
• まんさん (mansan)

See also

• おまんこ (omanko)
• やりまん (yariman)
• ちんこ (chinko)

Etymology 2

Appears to be specific to the Tsugaru dialect spoken at the northern end of Honshū.

Full derivation unknown. The final こ (ko) is almost certainly the nominalizing suffix, but the preceding まん (man) is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mã̠ŋko̞]

Noun

まんこ • (manko) 

1. (dialect, Tsugaru) a ruby (gemstone)

   Synonym: 紅玉 (kōgyoku)

Further reading

• Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of まんこ – see the following entry.

【漫湖】 [proper noun] Lake Man, a mangrove wetlands located in Naha and Tomigusuku cities on Okinawa

(This term, まんこ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)