"魔羅" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠ɾa̠], [ma̠ɾa̠] Forms: 魔羅 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), mara [romanization]
Etymology: Transcription of Sanskrit मार (Māra, “the Destroyer, the Evil One”). The kanji are ateji (当て字). The shift from "Buddhist evil demon" to "penis" was originally slang use among monks, in reference to sexual desires distracting one from the path to enlightenment. Some sources link this term to 放る (maru, “to excrete”). However, the verb maru refers to "excreting" bodily wastes in general, not just urination but also defecation, and some sources also list flatulation as an included sense. In addition, other nouns attested from Old Japanese that derive from verbs and end in -a appear to be the result of the action of the verb, which does not fit this case. Ultimately, the proposed connection between Sanskrit-derived mara ("penis") and Japonic-derived maru ("to excrete") appears to be a folk etymology, likely arising from the superficial similarity in forms. First attested in the Nihon Ryōiki, in a section dated to the early 800s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|sa|^मार||the Destroyer, the Evil One}} Sanskrit मार (Māra, “the Destroyer, the Evil One”), {{m|ja|当て字}} 当て字, {{sortkey|ja|魔羅}} まら, {{ateji}} ateji (当て字), {{m|ja|放る||to excrete|tr=maru}} 放る (maru, “to excrete”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|まら}} 魔(ま)羅(ら) • (mara)
  1. (Buddhism) Mara: a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-魔羅-ja-noun-0VMzIr6K Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 66 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 66 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 68 32 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (anatomy) penis Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: 陰茎
    Sense id: en-魔羅-ja-noun-9pUtbu9V Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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