みんな
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spellings |
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| 皆 皆んな (nonstandard) |
Shift from みな (mina), adding gemination.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) みんな [mìńnáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][4][5] noun, pronoun
- (Tokyo) みんな [mìńná] (Heiban – [0])[2] adverb
- IPA(key): [mʲĩnːa̠]
- (Tokyo) Note: Generally, words that are Odaka become flat with の (の-particle deaccenting). However, the word みんな does not become deaccented with の and is still pronounced as:
- みんなの
- Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent not deaccented before の (Tōkyō)
Noun
みんな • (minna)
Usage notes
- This term is often spelled in kana, as みんな.
- The minna pronunciation is regarded as somewhat more colloquial than mina. Also, use of minna with the suffixes -san or -sama is considered incorrect.
Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling |
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| 見んな |
Pronunciation
Verb
みんな • (minna)
- (informal) alternative form of みるな (miru na)
- こっち見んな
- Kotchi minna
- Don't look at me
- こっち見んな
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN