いろ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

/iro₂/ → /iro/

From Old Japanese. First cited in ancient texts such as the Kojiki of 712.^[1]

Cognate with いら (ira). Appears to be distinct from 色 (⟨iro₂⟩ → iro, “color”).

Prefix

いろ • (iro-)

kinship through the same mother
Antonym: まま (mama)

Derived terms

Derived terms

いろは (iroha, “one's birth mother”)
いろ背(せ) (irose, “a sibling from the same mother”)
いろね (irone, “a sibling from the same mother”)
いろ兄(え) (iroe, “an older brother from the same mother”)
いろと (iroto, “a younger sibling from the same mother”)
いろも (iromo, “a younger sister from the same mother”)

Etymology 2

Reading of various kanji terms.

Noun

いろ • (iro)

井路: a waterway or other conduit for water to be used for drinking, agriculture, etc.
色: color
倚廬: temporary housing in which an emperor resides during the period of mourning following the death of the emperor's father

References

^ “いろ”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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