Mummy (mummy) - mummy (English spelling)

Japanese: ミイラ(木乃伊) - ミイラ(英語表記)mummy
Mummy (mummy) - mummy (English spelling)
A tenable corpse. A corpse that has remained almost intact for a long time in a dry state, and was artificially created in the past. It is mainly used to describe the human body, but can also be applied to animals. In ancient Europe, Egyptian mummies were believed to have medicinal properties, and they were imported to Japan in the 16th century under the name myrrh (mirra) (Portuguese). The word mummy is said to be a corrupted version of this. The English word mummy comes from the Arabic word mūmīya (something treated with bitumen).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
永久死体tenable corpseの一つ。乾燥した状態で,長期間ほぼ原形を保った死体で,古くは人工的にもつくられた。主として人体についていわれるが,動物の場合にも適用される。古くヨーロッパではエジプトのミイラが薬効があるとされ,日本にも16世紀に没薬ミルラmirra(ポルトガル語)として輸入された。ミイラはこれのなまったものといわれる。また英語のmummyはアラビア語のmūmīya(歴青で処理したもの)に由来する。

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