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Etymology 1

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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *eNtu-. Compare Middle Korean 어느 (enu, which).[1]


For pronunciation and definitions of いづ – see the following entry: 何処

(The following entry is uncreated: 何処.)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of いづ – see the following entry.
出づいず
[verb] (archaic, intransitive) to come out, go out
[verb] (archaic, intransitive) to leave, depart
[verb] (archaic, intransitive) to show up
[verb] (archaic, intransitive) to become apparent
[verb] (archaic, transitive) to produce, pull out
[verb] (archaic, transitive) to make apparent
[suffix] (archaic, suffixed to the stem or continuative form of a verb) to appear to be doing (something)
(This term, いづ (idu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いづ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いづ.)

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of いづ – see the following entry.
伊豆いず
[proper noun] Izu (a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] Izu Province, an old province of Japan
[proper noun] Izu Peninsula
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, いづ (idu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いづ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いづ.)

References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 66‒67