賄い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まかな
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まかな) (makanau, to provide meals).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まかな) • (makanaiまかなひ (makanafi)?

  1. boarding, meals; a person who prepares and serves food
  2. short for 賄い料理 (makanai ryōri)

Verb

(まかな) • (makanaiまかなひ (makanafi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of 賄う (makanau) [godan]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN