もうしご

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
申し子

Etymology[edit]

From (もう) (mōshi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (もう) (mōsu).) + () (ko). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

もうしご (mōshigoまうしご (mausigo)?

  1. child born in response to prayer
  2. product of the times

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN