まろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Likely a compound of ま (ma) and suffix ろ (ro), similar to pronoun: わろ (waro) from 我 (wa) and ろ (ro).

A more likely hypothesis derives it from a meaning "chap, fellow".

Alternative spellings
麻呂 麿

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾo̞]

Pronoun

まろ • (maro) ^{←まろ (maro)?}

1. (archaic) I, me, my, mine

Suffix

まろ • (-maro) ^{←まろ (-maro)?}

1. (obsolete) Used in male names.

   阿倍(あべの)仲(なか)麻呂(まろ)

   abeno nakamaro

   Abe no Nakamaro

   近衛(このえ)文(ふみ)麿(まろ)

   konoe fumimaro

   Konoe Fumimaro

Alternative forms

• まる (maru), -まる (-maru)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
丸 円

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾo̞]

Adjective

まろ • (maro) ^{←まろ (maro)?†}-nari

1. (Classical Japanese) round

Inflection

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Related terms

• 丸(まろ)し (maroshi)
• 丸(まる)い (marui)
• 円(まろ)やか (maroyaka)

Noun

まろ • (maro) ^{←まろ (maro)?}

1. (obsolete) money

Alternative forms

• まる (maru)