おや

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おや – see the following entry.
【親】2
a parent
the originator or founder of a school, company, or other organization
the boss or leader
the larger one of several objects of the same kind
(hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games) the dealer, (gambling) the banker
one's ancestors, one's forebears
Alternative spelling
祖
(This term, おや (oya), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おや, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おや.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

おや • (oya) 

  1. Oh!, Good heavens!

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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