mangaka

See also: Mangaka, mangaká, mangaką, and Manga-ka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (まん)()() (mangaka). Doublet of manhwaga and manhuajia.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmæŋɡəkə/, /ˈmɑːŋɡəkə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋɡəkə/, /ˈmæŋɡəkə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡəkə, -ɑːŋɡəkə

Noun

mangaka (plural mangakas or mangaka)

  1. A professional manga or anime artist.
    Coordinate terms: manhwaga, manhuajia, cartoonist

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画家 (mangaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.ɡa.ka/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mangaka m or f by sense (plural mangakas)

  1. a mangaka
    • 2005 November 1, “Duck Action : 5 mangas inmangables ! [Duck Action: 5 Manga You Can’t Miss!]”, in Picsou Magazine (non-fiction), Disney Hachette Presse, page 27:
      Hiromu Arakawa est une jeune mangaka débutante quand elle envoie son premier projet chez un éditeur. L’histoire courte deviendra FullMetal Alchemist, un des mangas les plus vendus au Japon : 12 millions d’exemplaires !
      Hiromu Arakawa was a young mangaka debuting when she sent her first project to a publisher. That short story became FullMetal Alchemist, one of the best-selling manga in Japan: 12 million copies!

Coordinate terms

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画 (まんがか, mangaka, a cartoonist; a comics artist), from 漫画 (manga, comics) +‎ (-ka, -ist).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /manˈɡa.ka/
  • (common) IPA(key): /maˈŋa.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: man‧ga‧ka

Noun

mangaka

  1. mangaka (a professional manga or anime artist)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

mangaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まんがか
  2. Rōmaji transcription of マンガか

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画家.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maŋˈɡa.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: man‧ga‧ka

Noun

mangaka m pers

  1. (comics) mangaka (professional manga or anime artist)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Katarzyna Kłosińska (05.06.2016) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎[1], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

Further reading

  • mangaka at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画家 (mangaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈɡaka/ [mãŋˈɡa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: man‧ga‧ka

Noun

mangaka m or f by sense (plural mangakas)

  1. mangaka