Japanese
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地睫毛 地まつ毛 地まつげ 地マツゲ 自睫毛 自まつ毛 自まつげ 自マツゲ
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Etymology
Blend of じげ (jige, “natural hair”) + まつげ (matsuge, “eyelash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑima̠t͡sɨɡe̞]
Noun
じまつげ • (jimatsuge)
- (neologism) eyelash in its natural state
Usage notes
- Kanji spelling (地 or 自) is disputed;[1] see じげ (jige).
References
- ^ “7153「自まつげ・地まつげ」”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], (Can we date this quote?)