おしろ

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Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *osirə. Cognate with Japanese 後ろ (ushiro).

Noun

おしろ (oshiro) 

  1. back; behind; rear

Japanese

Etymology 1

Phrase

おしろ • (oshiro) 

  1. 御城, お城: honorific form of 城 (shiro, “castle”)

Etymology 2

From non-central dialects of Old Japanese that haven't undergone the vowel rising <*o → u> for some reason, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *osirə.

In written Japanese, first cited in a text from 1529.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

おしろ • (oshiro) 

  1. 後ろ: (now rare, Iwate, Kansai, Shikoku, Izumo, etc.) Alternative form of 後ろ (ushiro, “back, behind, rear”)

References

  1. ^ “おしろ 【後】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], volume 1, Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 573
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