# まき
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

* Alternative spellings
* 巻き 巻
The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まき [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1]) — Shin Meikai kokugo jiten restricts this accent to senses 1 and 2 only.
* (Tokyo) まき [màkí] (Heiban – [0]) — Shin Meikai kokugo jiten restricts this accent to senses 3 and 4 only.
* IPA: [ma̠kʲi]

#### Noun

まき • (maki)
* winding
* roll
    手(て)巻(ま)き寿(ず)司(し) ― temaki-zushi ― hand roll (sushi)
* a scroll or book
    絵(え)巻(まき) ― emaki ― picture scroll
* a volume or chapter in a larger book or series

### Etymology 2

* Alternative spelling
* 牧
Thought to be from 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”, obsolete or in compounds) + 城(き) (ki, “fortress, castle”, archaic).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まき [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) まき [màkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
* IPA: [ma̠kʲi]

#### Noun

まき • (maki)
* pasture

##### Derived terms

* 牧(まき)場(ば) (makiba)

### Etymology 3

* Alternative spelling
* 薪
The ki element is most likely from 木(き) (ki, “wood; timber”) (compare English firewood), but the ultimate etymology is unclear. Theories include:
* Shortening of hypothetical tsumaki, from 爪(つま) (tsuma, “nail; claw”) + 木(き) (ki).
* Shortening of hypothetical kamaki, from 竈(かま) (kama, “kamado, traditional Japanese cook stove”) + 木(き) (ki).
* Shift from hypothetical moshiki, from 燃(も)し (moshi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 燃(も)す (mosu, “to burn”)) + 木(き) (ki).
* Specialization of 真木(まき) (maki), see Etymology 4 below.
First found in the Shinsen Jikyō, first Japanese dictionary containing native kun'yomi readings of Chinese characters, completed some time between 898–901 CE.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まき [màkí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ma̠kʲi]

#### Noun

まき • (maki)
* firewood
    Synonym: たきぎ (takigi)

### Etymology 4

* Alternative spellings
* 真木 槙 柀
From Old Japanese, originally from 真(ま) (ma-, “great, excellent”, archaic use) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”), likely from how the trees were well-suited for use as timber.
First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in sense 1 and in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まき [máꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ma̠kʲi]

#### Noun

まき or マキ • (maki)
* an ornamental evergreen tree, particularly cedar or cypress
* Synonym of 高野槇 (kōyamaki, “Japanese umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)”) or 犬槇 (inumaki, “yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)”)

##### Usage notes

* As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マキ.

##### Derived terms

* 高野槇(こうやまき) (kōyamaki)
* 犬槇(いぬまき) (inumaki)

### Etymology 5
#### Verb

まき • (maki)
* stem or continuative form of まく (maku) [godan]

### Etymology 6
#### Proper noun

まき • (Maki)
* 牧: a surname
* 眞木, 真木: a surname
* 眞木: a male given name
* 真紀, 真希, 茉希: a female given name

### References

* ↑ “巻”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ “牧”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* 1 2 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
* 1 2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 “真木・槇・柀”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006