うろ
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
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First attested in the Soga Monogatari (c. 14th century).
Likely a shortening from 虚ろ (utsuro, “hollow place”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Yaeyama: うる (uru, Taketomi dialect)
Etymology 2
[edit]Shift from おろ (oro, “insufficent”).[4]
Affix
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]Used in the compound うろ覚え (urooboe, “uncertain memory”).
Etymology 3
[edit]Abbreviation of 道路 (douro, “road”).[5]
Noun
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]| For pronunciation and definitions of うろ – see the following entries. | ||
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| (This term, うろ (uro), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うろ.) |
(The following entries are uncreated: 有漏, 迂路, 迂鹵.)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1
“うろ 【虚】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
The 語源説 (gogensetsu, “etymology theory”) section in the unabridged version says:
ウツロの中略か〔志不可起・俚言集覧・語簏・大言海〕。 - ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “うろ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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“うろ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
The concise edition does not have this entry.
