Compound of目(ma,“eye”) +の(no,“genitive”) +辺り(atari,“area, proximity”). Initial /ma/ is the old form of "eye", also seen in睫(matsuge,“eyelash”),瞼(mabuta,“eyelid”), and眦(manajiri,“corner of eye”).
まのあたり• (manoatari)
- the immediate area in front of one's eyes
まのあたり• (manoatari)
- right before one's eyes
- friendly, close
- Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079),Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese),Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published1979,→ISBN.