Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magatama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: ma-g-a-ta-ma
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: まがたま

Inflected Forms

magatamas (plural)

Questions

What does magatama mean?: A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.
Where does magatama come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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