makunouchin.

Brit.

/maˌkuːnəʊˈuːtʃi/,

/ˌmakʊnəʊˈuːtʃi/, U.S.

/mɑˌkunoʊˈutʃi/,

/ˌmɑkunoʊˈutʃi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– maku-no-uchi, 1900s– makunouchi, 1900s– maku no uchi. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese makunouchi.

Etymology: < Japanese makunouchi, lit. ‘inside the curtain’ (1660 or earlier in general senses) < maku curtain (see makuuchi n.) + no, possessive particle + uchi the inside.

Sumo.

The highest division of wrestlers.

ΚΠ

1898 F. Brinkley Japan viii. 291 Next come those ‘within the curtain’ (maku-no-uchi) and those ‘below the curtain’ (maku-no-shita), and then follow six classes down to the novice (mae-zumo).

1911–12 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 10 141 This top class is called Maku no uchi, which means ‘within the curtain’.

1938 L. W. Bush & Y. Kagami Japanalia 155/2 Wrestlers are divided into two groups, ‘Ones Within the Curtain’ (Maku-no-uchi) and ‘Ones Outside the Curtain’ (Maku-shita).

1991 Independent 8 Oct. 36/1 It was the first time that all 40 members of makunouchi, the top division, had gathered with the stable heads and elders for a picture.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	makunouchi
释义	makunouchin. Brit. /maˌkuːnəʊˈuːtʃi/, /ˌmakʊnəʊˈuːtʃi/, U.S. /mɑˌkunoʊˈutʃi/, /ˌmɑkunoʊˈutʃi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1800s– maku-no-uchi, 1900s– makunouchi, 1900s– maku no uchi. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese makunouchi. Etymology: < Japanese makunouchi, lit. ‘inside the curtain’ (1660 or earlier in general senses) < maku curtain (see makuuchi n.) + no, possessive particle + uchi the inside. Sumo. The highest division of wrestlers. ΚΠ 1898 F. Brinkley Japan viii. 291 Next come those ‘within the curtain’ (maku-no-uchi) and those ‘below the curtain’ (maku-no-shita), and then follow six classes down to the novice (mae-zumo). 1911–12 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 10 141 This top class is called Maku no uchi, which means ‘within the curtain’. 1938 L. W. Bush & Y. Kagami Japanalia 155/2 Wrestlers are divided into two groups, ‘Ones Within the Curtain’ (Maku-no-uchi) and ‘Ones Outside the Curtain’ (Maku-shita). 1991 Independent 8 Oct. 36/1 It was the first time that all 40 members of makunouchi, the top division, had gathered with the stable heads and elders for a picture. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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