"マテガイ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠te̞ɡa̠i] Forms: マテガイ [canonical], まてがい [canonical], mategai [romanization], mategafi [romanization], まてがひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Uncertain. Appears to be a compound of 真手 (mate, “both hands together”) + 貝 (kai, “clam, shell”), presumably from the shape of the shell. The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The kanji spellings of mate are ateji. Etymology templates: {{unc|ja}} Uncertain, {{compound|ja|真手|貝|sort=まてがい|t1=both hands together|t2=clam, shell|tr1=mate|tr2=kai}} 真手 (mate, “both hands together”) + 貝 (kai, “clam, shell”), {{rendaku2|kai|gai|sort=まてがい}} The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|まてがい|hhira=まてがひ}} マテガイ or まてがい • (mategai) ^(←まてがひ (mategafi)?)
  1. a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor shell: Solen strictus. Wikipedia link: Gould's razor shell, ja:マテガイ Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Synonyms: 馬刀, 馬蛤, (english: mate)

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