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Japanese
Etymology 1
agap-u → agaɸ-u → *agaw-u → aga-u.
Verb
贖う • (agau) ←あがふ (agafu)?godan (stem 贖い (agai), past 贖った (agatta))
- to atone for one's sins
- to obtain something with compensation; to purchase
Derived terms
Etymology 2
aganap-u → aganaɸ-u → *aganaw-u → agana-u. From earlier verb 贖う (agau, “atone”), suffixed with the stem なう (nau).
Pronunciation
Verb
贖う • (aganau) ←あがなふ (aganafu)?godan (stem 贖い (aganai), past 贖った (aganatta))
- to atone for one's sins
Derived terms
See also
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