めだま

Japanese

Alternative spelling
目玉

Etymology

From 目(め) (me) + 玉(たま) (tama). The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めだま [mèdámáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞da̠ma̠]

Noun

めだま • (medama) ^{←めだま (medama)^?}

eyeball
その翅(はね)には目(め)玉(だま)のような模(も)様(よう)があった。
Sono hane ni wa medama no yō na moyō ga atta.
On its wings was an eyeball-like pattern.
main attraction or (by extension) primary matter of interest

Synonyms

(more formal) 眼(がん)球(きゅう) (gankyū)
目(め)の玉(たま) (me no tama)
目(め)ん玉(たま) (mentama)

Derived terms

目(め)玉(だま)焼(や)き (medamayaki)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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