猶予う

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いざ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
irregular on’yomi
Alternative spelling
猶豫う (kyūjitai)

⟨isayo1pu⟩ → */isajʷopu//isajopu//izajofu//izajou/

From Old Japanese 猶予ふ (isayopu).

Read as いさよふ (isayopu) in the Nara Period. The /p/ lenited to /f/ (more specifically, the bilabial fricative ) by the Heian Period, with the /s/ alternating with voiced /z/. The medial /f/ then further lenited and disappeared, with the voiced /z/ pronunciation becoming the dominant form.

Derived originally as a compound of いさ (isa, interjection of hesitation or introduction; compare to English so, which may be used as a hesitation word or to introduce a new topic) +‎ よふ (yopu, suffixing element of unclear meaning). Appears in the Kojiki of 712 CE and the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), based on the synonymous Middle Chinese-derived term 猶予 (yūyo).

This word may be falling into disuse, and it is not included in some dictionaries.

Pronunciation

Verb

(いざ)() (izayouいざよふ (izayofu)?intransitive godan (stem (いざ)() (izayoi), past (いざ)()った (izayotta))

  1. (archaic) to pause, to hesitate
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spellings
猶豫う (kyūjitai)
揺蕩う

This kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), based on the synonymous Middle Chinese-derived term 猶予 (yūyo). This spelling is less common than 揺蕩う.

For pronunciation and definitions of 猶予う – see the following entry.
揺蕩たゆた
to bob, to move about uncertainly as a floating item moves about on the surface of water or some other liquid
to be undecided or uncertain
to pause or hesitate due to indecision, to dally, to dawdle
(This term, 猶予う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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