"まぐわい" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠ɡɯ̟β̞a̠i] Forms: maguwai [romanization], magufafi [romanization], まぐはひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: In modern usage, a learned borrowing from Old Japanese まぐはひ; see that entry for more. Etymology templates: {{lbor|ja|ojp|まぐはひ|nocap=y}} learned borrowing from Old Japanese まぐはひ Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=まぐはひ}} まぐわい • (maguwai) ^(←まぐはひ (magufafi)?)
  1. (archaic or affected) sexual intercourse Derived forms: まぐわう (maguwau) [verb] Related terms: 性交する
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Download raw JSONL data for まぐわい meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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