侍う

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 候う

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
侍
さもら Grade: S
kun'yomi

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → */samorawu/ → /samorau/

Compound of a prefix sa- (possibly the same sa meaning "really, truly", as mentioned in some derivations of 紫陽花 (ajisai, “hydrangea”)) and the verb 守らう (morau), the iterative or repetitive conjugation of 守る (moru, “to protect”).

Verb

侍う • (samorau) ^{←さもらふ (samorafu)?}godan (stem 侍い (samorai), past 侍った (samoratta))

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
侍
さぶら Grade: S
kun'yomi

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → /saburafu/ → */saburawu/ → /saburau/

Sound shift from earlier 侍う (samorau).

Verb

侍う • (saburau) ^{←さぶらふ (saburafu)?}godan (stem 侍い (saburai), past 侍った (saburatta))

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

Kanji in this term
侍
さむら Grade: S
kun'yomi

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → /saburafu/ → /samurafu/ → */samurawu/ → /samurau/

Sound shift from earlier 侍う (saburau).

Verb

侍う • (samurau) ^{←さむらふ (samurafu)?}godan (stem 侍い (samurai), past 侍った (samuratta))

1. (copula) to be
2. verbal suffix

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.