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Japanese
Etymology 1
An inflection of the verb いる (iru, “to be”). See that entry for fuller details.
Verb
いたい • (itai)
- desiderative of いる (iru)
2019 January 29, Minami (lyrics and music), “カワキヲアメク [Cry loudly for thirst]” (single), performed by Minami:
- 此処いたいよ
- koko itai yo
- I want to be here
Etymology 2
The kana spelling of various native Japanese terms.
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of いたい – see the following entries.
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| (This term, いたい (itai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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(The following entry is uncreated: 板井.)
Etymology 3
The kana spelling of various Chinese-derived Japanese terms.
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of いたい – see the following entries.
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| (This term, いたい (itai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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(The following entries are uncreated: 異体, 衣帯, 移替.)