侍う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

侍

Alternative forms

• 候う

Etymology 1

samorapu > samoraɸu > *samorawu > samorau. Compound of a prefix sa- and the verb morapu.

Verb

侍う (godan conjugation, hiragana さもらう, romaji samorau, historical hiragana さもらふ)

1. to wait for a chance
2. to serve by one's side

Etymology 2

samorapu > samoraɸu > saburaɸu > *saburawu > saburau. From earlier samorapu.

Verb

侍う (godan conjugation, hiragana さぶらう, romaji saburau, historical hiragana さぶらふ)

1. to serve by one's side
2. (copula) to be
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 545)

     Saburai, ǒ, ǒta. サブライ, ゥ, ゥタ (候ひ、ふ、うた)...である, ...がある,などの意. 文書語.

Derived terms

• 侍 (saburai)
• 侍 (samurai)

Etymology 3

saburaɸu > samuraɸu > *samurawu > samurau. From earlier samoraɸu.

Verb

侍う (godan conjugation, hiragana さむらう, romaji samurau, historical hiragana さむらふ)

1. (copula) to be
2. verbal suffix

References

• 1980 May 23 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: