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manga.

manga (comic originating in Japan)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmanɡa/standard[ˈman.ɡa]standard/ˈmaŋa/common, proscribed[ˈma.ŋa]common, proscribed
  1. manga (comic originating in Japan)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Doublet of manhua and manhwa.

noun/ˈmaŋa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.ŋa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. special garden land for short-lived crops, such as corn, rice, etc.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kur [Term?].

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