エライ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of エライ – see the following entry.
えら
(morally) noble, honorable, admirable, great
(of status) noble, superior
(informal) serious, terrible
(informal) terribly, very
(dialectal, Chūbu, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku) tired, hard
Alternative spellings
豪い, エラい
(This term, エライ (erai), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)