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尼 [spec2,news2,nf28] ；阿魔 [sK]
【あま [spec2,news2,nf28] ；アマ [sk] 】

1.	[n] ▶ Buddhist nun
2.	[n] ▶ Catholic nun ▶ sister
3.	[n] [derog,dated,uk] 《usu. written as アマ; also as 阿魔》 ▶ bitch
4.	[n] [sl] 《abbr. of 尼崎》 ▶ Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)
5.	[n] [net-sl] ▶ Amazon (online retailer)

History:

11.	A 2023-09-23 07:36:18 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -38 +38 @@ -<s_inf>usu. written as アマ; also written as 阿魔</s_inf> +<s_inf>usu. written as アマ; also as 阿魔</s_inf>
10.	A* 2023-09-23 00:53:35 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Since 阿魔 is rare and only applies to one sense, I think it should be moved to a note. Means we can drop the restr tags.
	Diff:	@@ -12,2 +12 @@ -<ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf> -<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -23 +22 @@ -<re_nokanji/> +<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf> @@ -26 +24,0 @@ -<stagk>尼</stagk> @@ -31 +28,0 @@ -<stagk>尼</stagk> @@ -40,0 +38 @@ +<s_inf>usu. written as アマ; also written as 阿魔</s_inf> @@ -44 +41,0 @@ -<stagk>尼</stagk> @@ -51,2 +47,0 @@ -<stagk>尼</stagk> -<stagr>アマ</stagr> @@ -54 +48,0 @@ -<misc>&abbr;</misc>
9.	A 2021-12-11 07:13:27 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK
8.	A* 2021-12-01 01:03:09 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	discussuion w 2 native informants 1 in her 30s was completely unaware of this usage another in her 60s said "よく使ってたよね、ヤクザとかが。「このアマ」って" it's still used in Japanese subtitles as a translation for "bitch" etc.
	Diff:	@@ -38,0 +39 @@ +<misc>&dated;</misc>
7.	A 2021-11-29 22:45:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I can't find a source for "col" on those senses.
	Diff:	@@ -28 +27,0 @@ -<misc>&col;</misc> @@ -34 +32,0 @@ -<misc>&col;</misc> @@ -39,0 +38 @@ +<misc>&derog;</misc> @@ -41 +39,0 @@ -<misc>&derog;</misc> @@ -49 +47 @@ -<gloss>Amagasaki, Hyogo</gloss> +<gloss>Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)</gloss>
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6.	A* 2021-11-29 14:51:40 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5 mk 尼 334107 阿魔 468 sense 2 jitsuyo: （２）女性をののしって言う語。「このアマ」などのように用いることが比較的多い。このアマ 5079 この尼 1110 also クソあま 54 クソアマ 2178 クソ尼 132 くそあま 151 くそ尼 46 (saw this in the subtitles of an English-language movie for the interjection "fucking bitch")
	Comments:	Not sure col is right on senses 1, 2. no mention of it in daijr, meikyo, gg5
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> @@ -19,0 +21,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>アマ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +</r_ele> @@ -24 +29,8 @@ -<gloss>nun</gloss> +<gloss>Buddhist nun</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<stagk>尼</stagk> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&col;</misc> +<gloss>Catholic nun</gloss> +<gloss>sister</gloss> @@ -27,0 +40 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc> @@ -31,0 +45 @@ +<stagk>尼</stagk> @@ -34 +48 @@ -<s_inf>abbr. 尼崎</s_inf> +<s_inf>abbr. of 尼崎</s_inf> @@ -38,0 +53 @@ +<stagr>アマ</stagr> @@ -39,0 +55 @@ +<misc>&abbr;</misc>
5.	A 2019-12-26 16:42:42 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -40 +40 @@ -<misc>&sl;</misc> +<misc>&net-sl;</misc>
4.	A 2016-11-29 23:27:54 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2016-11-28 21:22:15 Robin Scott
	Refs:	http://www.weblio.jp/content/尼?dictCode=JTNHJ
	Comments:	I see it occasionally on message boards. The database could do with a "internet slang" tag to differentiate words like this from regular spoken slang.
	Diff:	@@ -36,0 +37,6 @@ +<sense> +<stagk>尼</stagk> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&sl;</misc> +<gloss>Amazon (online retailer)</gloss> +</sense>
2.	A 2013-02-23 00:05:29 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -34,0 +34,1 @@ +<s_inf>abbr. 尼崎</s_inf>
1.	A* 2013-02-22 11:07:33 Marcus Richert
	Refs:	heard 2 people use this (independently) http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kindan_destiny_11_17/36721763.html "こないだお店のお客様が　日本中でも尼崎の事は【あま】で通じるって言ってましたが、それはトラックのドライバーさんの話なので、必ずしもそうとは思わないけど、あの事件で一躍有名な都市になっちゃいました"
	Diff:	@@ -31,0 +31,5 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&sl;</misc> +<gloss>Amagasaki, Hyogo</gloss> +</sense>

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