いとこ

See also: いどこ

Japanese

Etymology

⟨ito1ko1 → */itʷokʷo//itoko/

Cognate with and by extension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *itoko.

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

いとこ • (itoko) 

  1. one's cousin (may be spelled in kanji to indicate the gender and relationship with the person in question):
    1. 従兄弟: a male cousin
      1. 従兄: an older male cousin
      2. 従弟: a younger male cousin
    2. 従姉妹: a female cousin
      1. 従姉: an older female cousin
      2. 従妹: a younger female cousin
    3. 従兄妹: an older male cousin and younger female cousin
    4. 従姉弟: an older female cousin and younger male cousin

Proper noun

いとこ • (Itoko) 

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) a female given name
  2. 伊刀古: (obsolete) a male given name

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:いとこ.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 従兄弟・従姉妹・愛子”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

Old Japanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *itoko.

From stem ito- cognate with modern 愛しい (itoshii, dear, precious) + (ko1, child).[1]

Noun

いとこ (ito1ko1)

  1. a person close, familial, or otherwise beloved (to the speaker, etc.)
  2. (by extension) one's cousin

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:いとこ.

Descendants

  • Japanese:
    • 愛子 (itoko, beloved), in modern Japanese dictionaries
    • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. 従兄弟・従姉妹・愛子”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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