一來

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See also: 一来

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to come
trad. (一來)
simp. (一来)

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Verb

一來

  1. to come once
  2. Indicates the appearance of an action or a state.
Derived terms

Adverb

一來

  1. firstly; on the one hand
    Coordinate term: 二來 / 二来 (èrlái)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Mongolian ᠢᠷᠡᠬᠦ (irekü, to come).

Verb

一來

  1. (obsolete, used during the Yuan and Ming dynasties) to come; to have come

Etymology 3

Calque of Sanskrit सकृदागामिन् (sakṛdāgāmin, once-returner).

Noun

一來

  1. (Buddhism) Sakadagami