賄い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
賄
まかな Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 賄う.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まかない [màkánáí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) まかな​い [màkánáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ka̠na̠i]

Noun

賄(まかな)い • (makanai) ^{←まかなひ (makanafi)?}

1. boarding, meals; a person who prepares and serves food
2. Short for 賄い料理.