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Japanese
Etymology
From attributive form of earlier 疾し (toshi). /tosi/ → /toki/ → /toi/.
Adjective
疾い • (toi) -i (adverbial 疾く (toku))
- (obsolete) fast, quick
970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Toshikage:この木のあらむ所たづねて、いかで、琴の声の聞ゆる方に、疾き足をいたして、こはき力をはげみて、海、河、峯、谷を超えて、その年暮れぬ。- Asking the tree of what's rough, in how, could a koto's way of vibration, affecting a quick foot, still have strong power, through the seas, the rivers, the peaks, as that year has become dark.
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