/ma̠ɡo̞ no̞ te̞/JAPONCA → TR
Etimoloji
From 麻姑(まこ) (Mako, “Magu”, a nymph in Chinese mythology) + の (no, possessive particle) + 手(て) (te, “hand”), literally “Mako's hand/claw”. Legend has it that Mako's fingernails resembled bird claws. Compare the following verses in a poem by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai: : This term was remodelled by folk etymology into the current form of 孫(まご) (mago, “grandchild”) + の (no) + 手(て) (te), i.e. literally…