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Japanese
Etymology
From earlier consonant stem 長く (taku); became vowel stem take- when the conclusive was overtaken by the attributive form which ultimately resulted in the shift from lower bigrade to lower monograde conjugation class. Cognate with 高 (taka, “height”), 高い (takai, “high, tall”), 丈 (take, “height”), 岳 (take, “peak”).
Verb
長ける • (takeru) ichidan (stem 長け (take), past 長けた (taketa))
- to rise high
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 612:
- for the sun to rise high
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 612:
- to grow late; to come to an end
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 612:
- to have a high ability; to be talented
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 612:Chieno taketa hito. Matawa, taketa hito. (知恵の長けた人. または, 長けた人) 知恵が非常にすぐれた人. [...] Gakumonno taketa hito. (学文の長けた人) 大学者- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to grow old
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 612:
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