mankynとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 古期英語 mancynn, from Proto-West Germanic *manakuni, from Proto-Germanic *manakunją. By surface analysis, man (“man, human”) +‎ kyn (“kin”); compare mankynde.

発音

• IPA: /ˈmanˌkin/
• IPA: /ˈmanˌkɛn/ (East Anglia, East Saxon, Kent)
• IPA: /ˈmɔnˌkyn/ (West Midland)

名詞

mankyn (uncountable, genitive singular mankynnes, dative singular mankynne)

1. Humankind, humanity; the human race.

   Synonym: mankynde

2. (Early Middle English) A grouping of humans (e.g. an army or ethnicity)
3. (rare) Human nature or form.

   Synonym: mankynde

使用する際の注意点

• mankynde is the more usual term for "mankind" after the Early Middle English period.

参照

• “man-kin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.