己等

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Contents

1 Japanese
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronoun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Pronoun
    - 1.2.1.1 Usage notes

Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
己	等

Etymology 1 [edit]

A compound of ore and ra.

Pronoun [edit]

己等 (hiragana おれら, romaji orera)

first person pronoun; may be singular or plural in usage: I, we
second person plural pronoun: you guys

Etymology 2 [edit]

Contraction of orera > oira.

Pronoun [edit]

己等 (hiragana おいら, romaji oira)

first person pronoun; may be singular or plural in usage: I, we.

Usage notes [edit]

During the early modern era used by women. Now primary used by men.

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