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Japanese
Etymology 1
Shift from Idewa below.[1][2]
Compare the shift of classical verb 出づ (izu) → 出る (deru, “to come, leave”).
Proper noun
出羽 • (Dewa) ←では (Defa)?
- Short for 出羽国 (Dewa-no-kuni): Dewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures
- Synonym: 羽州 (Ushū)
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Etymology 2
Possibly from Old Japanese.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Ainu?”)
Proper noun
出羽 or 出羽 • (Idewa or Ideha)
- (obsolete) Short for 出羽国 (Idewa/Ideha-no-kuni): Idewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN