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マルタ

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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 マルタ on Japanese Wikipedia

From English Malta.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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マルタ (Maruta

  1. Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
  2. Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

See also

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countries in Europe: ヨーロッパ(しょ)(こく) (Yōroppa no shokoku) (appendix)edit

Etymology 2

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From English Martha.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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マルタ (Maruta

  1. Martha

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of マルタ – see the following entry.
丸太まるた
[noun] [from 1633] a log: unsawn lumber (UK) or timber (US), a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished
[noun] [from 1697] synonym of 似鯉 (nigoi, Hemibarbus barbus)
[noun] [from ???] the Pacific redfin, Pseudaspius brandtii
[noun] [from circa 1687] (historical, slang) during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities (from the way the shaven head looks a bit like a debarked log, and from the way that they both roll around)
[noun] [from 1937] (historical) human test subjects of Unit 731
Alternative spelling
まろた
(This term, マルタ (maruta), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)