See also: いどこ

Japanese

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Etymology

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⟨ito1ko1 → */itʷokʷo//itoko/

Cognate with and by extension of Old Japanese いとこ (ito1ko1, close, familial, or beloved person).[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *itoko.

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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いとこ (itoko

  1. one's cousin (may be spelled in kanji to indicate the gender and relationship with the person in question):
    1. 従兄弟: a male cousin
      1. 従兄: an older male cousin
      2. 従弟: a younger male cousin
    2. 従姉妹: a female cousin
      1. 従姉: an older female cousin
      2. 従妹: a younger female cousin
    3. 従兄妹: an older male cousin and younger female cousin
    4. 従姉弟: an older female cousin and younger male cousin

Proper noun

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いとこ (Itoko

  1. いとこ, 伊杜子, 委登子, 伊斗子, 従姉弟, 意杜子, 伊東子, 伊登子, 以杜子, 委杜子, 委斗子, 依杜子, 衣杜子, 衣登子, 惟杜子, 伊十子, 似登子, 生都子, イト子, 惟登子, いと子, 維斗子, 以都子, 依都子, 衣都子, 維都子, 意都子, 惟都子, 伊都子, 委都子, 系子, 純子, 紀子, 順子, 文子, 最子, 絲子, 愛子, 綸子: a female given name
  2. 伊刀古: (obsolete) a male given name

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:いとこ.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 いと‐こ 【従兄弟・従姉妹・愛子】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *itoko.

From stem ito- cognate with modern 愛しい (itoshii, dear, precious) +‎ (ko1, child).[1]

Noun

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いとこ (ito1ko1)

  1. a person close, familial, or otherwise beloved (to the speaker, etc.)
  2. (by extension) one's cousin

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:いとこ.

Descendants

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