莫迦

Japanese
Kanji in this term
莫 迦
ばく > ば
Jinmeiyō		 か
Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字) for ばか (baka), a word of uncertain origin. See fuller etymology at 馬 (ば)鹿 (か) (baka).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ば​か [báꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [ba̠ka̠]

Adjective

莫迦 (-na inflection, hiragana ばか, katakana バカ, rōmaji baka)

  1. Rare spelling of 馬鹿 (“stupid”).
    • 芥川龍之介, 蜘蛛の糸
      犍 (けん)陀 (た)多 (だ)はこれを見 (み)ると、驚 (おどろ)いたのと恐 (おそろ)しいのとで、しばらくはただ、莫 (ば)迦 (か)のように大 (おお)きな口 (くち)を開 (ひら)いたまま、眼 (め)ばかり動 (うご)かして居 (お)りました。
      Kentada wa kore o miru to, odoroita no to osoroshī no to de, shibaraku wa tada, baka no yō ni ōki na kuchi o hiraita mama, me bakari ugokashite orimashita.
      For a while, Kendata, struck dumb with amazement and fear, could only stare open-mouthed at the scene.

Noun

莫迦 (hiragana ばか, katakana バカ, rōmaji baka)

  1. Rare spelling of 馬鹿 (“fool”).
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