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 馬鹿(ばか) (baka).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 莫迦 – see the following entry.
【馬鹿ばか】
[adjective] foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous
[adjective] useless, futile
[noun] a fool, an idiot
[noun] uselessness, futility
[noun] a tool used for counting coins
[suffix] enthusiast, freak
[prefix] (slang) to an excessive amount
[adverb] (slang) extremely
Alternative spelling
バカ
(This term, 莫迦, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References

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