メス

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

From Dutch mes (knife).[1][2]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

メス (mesu

  1. (medicine) scalpel, lancet, medical knife
Idioms
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

From French Metz.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

メス (Mesu

  1. Metz (a city in Lorraine, northeastern France)
Synonyms
[edit]
  • メッツ (Mettsu) (from the German pronunciation)

Etymology 3

[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of メス – see the following entry.
めすS
[noun] a female (plant or animal)
[noun] (vulgar) a female person; bitch
[noun] an internal socket
Alternative spelling
(This term, メス (mesu), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN