郎女

Japanese

Etymology

/iratume₁/ > /iratume/. Compound of ira (“kinship”), tsu (“genitive marker”), and me₁ (“female”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [iratsume]

Noun

郎女 (hiragana いらつめ, romaji iratsume)

1. a familiar or friendly term for a young woman

Antonyms

• 郎子 (iratsuko)

See also

• 郎姫 (iratsuhime)