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Japanese
Etymology
⟨ini si pe1⟩ → */inisipʲe/ → /iniɕiɸe/ → /iniɕiwe/ → /iniɕie/
From Old Japanese 古 (inisipe1), itself derived from 往に (ini, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb 往ぬ (inu), “to pass”) + し (-shi, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of き (-ki), classical past-tense marker) + 方 (-he, a suffix expressing time; by extension of 辺 (-he), expressing direction). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
いにしえ • (inishie) ←いにしへ (inisife)?
- the past
- ancient times
- (archaic, obsolete) the deceased
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