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Japanese
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御休み
御休
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 休み (yasumi, “rest, a break, a holiday”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 休む (yasumu, “to rest”), itself from adjective 安い (yasui, “easygoing; easy”) + verbalizing suffix む (mu).[3]
Noun
お休み • (oyasumi)
- (honorific) sleep, rest
- (polite) a day off, absence, a holiday
Etymology 2
Ultimately derived the same as above, but generally regarded as a shortening of the longer phrase お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).[3]
Interjection
お休み • (oyasumi)
- Short for お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN