マネキン

Japanese

Etymology

From English mannequin, from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken (“little man”, literally “mankin”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) マネキン [mànékíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ne̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

マネキン • (manekin) 

1. a mannequin

   Synonym: マネキン人形 (manekin ningyō)

2. a clothing or makeup model

   Synonym: マヌカン (manukan)

See also

• マネキンガール (manekin gāru)