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Etymology[edit]
From 目 (me) + 玉 (tama). The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
めだま • (medama) ←めだま (medama)?
- eyeball
- その翅には目玉のような模様があった。
- Sono hane ni wa medama no yō na moyō ga atta.
- On its wings was an eyeball-like pattern.
- main attraction or (by extension) primary matter of interest
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