"まが" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Japanese]

IPA: [ma̠ɡa̠] Forms: maga [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Attested in the Kojiki of 712 with the spelling 摩賀. Cognate with 曲がる (magaru, “to bend”, intransitive). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{lang|ja|摩賀}} 摩賀 Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=nari}} まが • (maga) ^†-nari
  1. (archaic) bad; disastrous Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Kojiki, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Tags: archaic Synonyms: わざわい

Adjective [Old Japanese]

Forms: maga [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with 曲がる (magaru, “to bend”, intransitive). Head templates: {{head|ojp|adjective|tr=maga}} まが (maga)
  1. bad; disastrous Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

Alternative forms

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