キスマーク

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from kiss +‎ mark, キス +‎ マーク.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) キスマーク [kìsú máꜜàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [kʲisɨ ma̠ːkɯ̟]

Noun

キスマーク • (kisu māku) 

  1. a mark left by a kiss, such as a lipstick mark or a hickey

References

  1. ^ 小学館 『デジタル大辞泉』 “キスマーク”参照
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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