来い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
来
こ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
來い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kojo/ → */koj/ → /koi/

One theory suggests a sound change from 来(こ)よ (koyo), dropping the last vowel, from original koyo to koy (= koi). Compare せい (sei), くれ (kure).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こい [kóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞i]

Verb

来(こ)い • (koi) 

1. imperative of 来る