養い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
養
やしな Grade: 4
kun’yomi

See also 養う

Etymology

/yasinapi₁/ > /yasinaɸi/ > /yasinawi/ > /yasinai/. The nominalized form of the verb 養う (yashinau, “to raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaɕinai/

Noun

養(やしな)い • (yashinai) ^{←やしなひ (yasinafi)?}

1. the act of raising or bringing up a child
   • c. 762: Shōsōin Man'yōgana Monjo

     和可夜之奈比乃 可波利爾波 於保末之末須 美奈美乃末知奈流奴乎 宇氣與止 於保止己可都可佐乃比止伊布 之可流可由恵爾 序禮宇氣牟比止良 久流末毛太之米弖 末都利伊禮之米太末布日 與禮良毛伊太佐牟 之可毛己乃波古美於可牟毛 阿夜布可流 可由恵爾 波夜久末可利太末布日之 於保己可ツ可佐奈比氣奈波 比止乃太氣太可比止 □己止波宇氣都流

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References

• Takeuchi, Rizō (1962) Nara Ibun: Volume 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō Shuppan, →ISBN.