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Japanese
Etymology
omopi > omoɸi > omowi > omoi. The nominalized form of the verb 思う (omou). While not etymologically related, in the historical spelling, the final ひ was often associated with homophonous 火 (hi, “fire”), i.e. "emotions as hot as fire".
Pronunciation
Noun
思い • (omoi) ←おもひ (omofi)?
- thought
- feeling, emotion, sentiment
Synonyms
Suffix
思い • (-omoi) ←おもひ (-omofi)?
- considerate of; caring about
- 友達思い
- tomodachi-omoi
- caring about one's friends
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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