みんな
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
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| 皆 皆んな |
Etymology
Shift from みな (mina), adding gemination.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) みんな [mìńnáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][4][5] noun, pronoun
- (Tokyo) みんな [mìńná] (Heiban – [0])[2] adverb
- IPA(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]
Noun
Usage notes
- This term is often spelled in hiragana, as みんな.
- The minna pronunciation is regarded as somewhat more colloquial than mina. Also, use of minna with the suffixes -san or -sama is considered incorrect.
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN