せな

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
背

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せな [séꜜnà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞na̠]

Noun

せな • (sena) ^{←せな (sena)^?}

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Synonyms: せ (se), せなか (senaka)
- 1895, “雪の進軍”, 永井建子 (lyrics):
  
  背(せな)の温(ぬく)みで雪(ゆき)融(と)けかゝる
  sena no nukumi de yuki tokekakaru
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

せな • (Sena)

瀬名: a surname
靖奈: a male given name

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN