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めげ【眉毛】

mege

Definition

Noun

  1. Eyebrow; eyebrows; eyebrow hair

Etymology

Cognate to Tochigi まみげ mamige; Fukui まいげ maige and まみげ mamige; Kumamoto まいげ maige; Morokata めげ mege; Koshikijima めーげー meegee; Okinawan まゆぎ mayugi; standard Japanese まゆげ【眉毛】 mayuge and まみえ mamie "eyebrows".

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). めげ【眉毛】 : mege | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2202/mege/.