うし

See also: うじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Adjective

うし • (ushi) ^†-ku

1. 憂し: Classical Japanese form of 憂い (ui, “sad”)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "うし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	うく[1] うから[2]		uku ukara
Continuative (連用形)	うく[1] うかり[2]		uku ukari
Terminal (終止形)	うし		usi
Attributive (連体形)	うき うかる		uki ukaru
Realis (已然形)	うけれ		ukere
Imperative (命令形)	うかれ		ukare
Key constructions
Negative	うからず		ukarazu
Contrasting conjunction	うけれど		ukeredo
Causal conjunction	うければ		ukereba
Conditional conjunction	うくば		ukuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	うかりき		ukariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	うかりけり		ukarikeri
Adverbial	うく		uku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of うし – see the following entries.

【大人】 [noun] (honorific) a lord, a landowner [noun] an honorific form of reference for a scholar or teacher, or one's own father [noun] an honorific form of reference for the addressee

【丑】J [proper noun] the Ox, the second of the twelve Earthly Branches

【牛】2 [noun] cow, bull, ox, cattle, a domestic bovine [noun] beef Alternative spelling ウシ

【雨師】 [noun] rain god

【齲歯】 [noun] Synonym of 虫歯 (mushiba, “dental caries”)

(This term, うし, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うし.)

Okinawan

Noun

うし (ushi) 

1. 牛: cow