汝達

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
汝	達
なむ Jinmeiyō	たち Grade: 4

Compound of 汝 (namu, “you”) +‎ 達 (tachi, plural suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [namutatɕi]

Pronoun edit

汝(なむ)達(たち) • (namutachi)

second person plural pronoun; you, ye, you guys

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
汝	達
なむ Jinmeiyō	だち Grade: 4

/namutati/ > /namtati/ > /namdati/. From earlier 汝達 (namutachi). See 汝達 (nandachi). The medial /m/ was written as /mu/ before the /n/ character evolved, but the effects are visible in the voiced /d/.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [namdatɕi]

Pronoun edit

汝(なむ)達(だち) • (namudachi)

second person plural pronoun; you, ye, you guys
- 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 6 (back):
  汝等 なむたち
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- 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 10 (front):
  仁等 なむたち
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
汝	達
なん Jinmeiyō	だち Grade: 4

/namdati/ > /nandati/. From earlier 汝達 (namdachi).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [nandatɕi]

Pronoun edit

汝(なん)達(だち) • (nandachi)

second person plural pronoun; you, ye, you guys

References edit

Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.