いで
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See also: いて
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Unknown.
Interjection[edit]
- Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer)
Usage notes[edit]
Used in more limited contexts compared to other words such as さあ (sā).
Etymology 2[edit]
井 (i, “well”) + 手 (te, “hand”), with rendaku.
Noun[edit]
- 井手: (archaic) A dam used to divert water for irrigation.
Proper noun[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From ずて (zute). Early Middle Japanese.[1]
Suffix[edit]
- (Classical Japanese) Attaches to the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs to form the negative conjunctive, equivalent to modern ないで (-naide).