守らう

/mamorapu/ → /mamoraɸu/ → */mamorawu/ → /mamorau/

Compound of 守ら (mamora-, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of the verb 守る (mamoru, “to watch over; to protect”)) +‎ ふ (-pu, classical ふ (fu), modern う (u), denoting repetition, continuation, or ongoing state).^[1][2]

First cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key):

守(まも)らう • (mamorau) ^{←まもらふ (mamorafu)?}transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out

   Synonym: 見つめる (mitsumeru)

2. (Classical Japanese) to protect something, to take care of something

   Synonyms: 守る (mamoru), 保護する (hogo suru)

/maboraɸu/ → */maborawu/ → /maborau/

Compound of 守ら (mabora-, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of the verb 守る (maboru, “to watch over; to protect”)) +‎ ふ (-pu, classical ふ (fu), modern う (u), denoting repetition, continuation, or ongoing state).^[2]

First cited to the Utsubo Monogatari of the late 900s.^[1]

• IPA^(key):

守(まぼ)らう • (maborau) ^{←まぼらふ (maborafu)?}transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out

   Synonym: 見つめる (mitsumeru)

2. (Classical Japanese) to protect something, to take care of something

   Synonyms: 守る (mamoru), 保護する (hogo suru)

/moraɸu/ → */morawu/ → /morau/

Compound of 守ら (mora-, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of the verb 守る (moru, “to watch; to stand watch”)) +‎ ふ (-pu, classical ふ (fu), modern う (u), denoting repetition, continuation, or ongoing state).^[1]

First cited to the early 800s.^[1]

• IPA^(key):

守(も)らう • (morau) ^{←もらふ (morafu)?}transitive ^†yodan

1. (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out