いにしえ
Japanese
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古 往にしへ (archaic) 去にしへ (archaic) |
⟨ini si pe1⟩ → */inisipʲe/ → /iniɕiɸe/ → /iniɕiwe/ → /iniɕie/
From Old Japanese 古 (inisipe1), itself derived from 往に (ini, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb 往ぬ (inu), “to pass”) + し (-shi, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of き (-ki), classical past-tense marker) + 方 (-he, a suffix expressing time; by extension of 辺 (-he), expressing direction). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
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editいにしえ • (inishie) ←いにしへ (inisife)?
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See also
edit- 昔 (mukashi)