嫗

JAPONCA → TR

Tanım

•a grown woman · an old woman

Etimoloji

Originally /omi₁na/. Likely realized as [omina] (see Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai). The initial /o/ expressed "grown, large" and contrasted with /wo/ "young, youth" found in womina "woman". Contrasts with 翁 (okina).