つまこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
妻子

Etymology

From 妻(つま) (tsuma) + 子(こ) (ko), probably influenced by Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC tshej tsiX).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つまこ [tsúꜜmàkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨma̠ko̞]

Noun

つまこ • (tsumako) ^{←つまこ (tumako)?}

1. wife and children

Synonyms

• 妻子(さいし) (saishi), 妻子(めこ) (meko), 妻孥(さいど) (saido)