おき
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative spellings |
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沖 澳 |
⟨oki1⟩ → /oki/
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE. Cognate with 奥 (oku, “inner, inside”).[1]
The kanji spelling 沖 appears to be a reanalysis of the Chinese character based on its components of 氵 (“water”) and 中 (“center, in the middle of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- a surname
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- stem or continuative form of おく (oku) [godan]