汝
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
汝 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 水女 (EV), four-corner 34140, composition ⿰氵女)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 606, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17138
- Dae Jaweon: page 999, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1555, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6C5D
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 拿 | *rnaː |
| 拏 | *rnaː |
| 詉 | *rnaː |
| 蒘 | *rnaː, *na |
| 笯 | *rnaː, *naː, *naːs |
| 挐 | *rnaː, *na |
| 絮 | *rnaːs, *nas, *snas, *nas |
| 呶 | *rnaːw |
| 怓 | *rnaːw |
| 帑 | *n̥ʰaːŋʔ, *naː |
| 奴 | *naː |
| 砮 | *naː, *naːʔ |
| 駑 | *naː |
| 孥 | *naː |
| 努 | *naːʔ |
| 弩 | *naːʔ |
| 怒 | *naːʔ, *naːs |
| 袽 | *na |
| 帤 | *na |
| 女 | *naʔ, *nas |
| 籹 | *naʔ |
| 恕 | *hnjas |
| 如 | *nja, *njas |
| 茹 | *nja, *njaʔ, *njas |
| 洳 | *nja, *njas |
| 鴽 | *nja |
| 蕠 | *nja |
| 汝 | *njaʔ |
| 肗 | *njaʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *njaʔ): semantic 水 (“river; water”) + phonetic 女 (OC *naʔ, *nas).
Etymology 1[edit]
| trad. | 汝 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 汝 | |
Probably related to Proto-Kam-Sui *Ɂnjaᴬ (“river”), whence Southern Kam nyal (“river”), Sui qnyal (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
汝
- (～水, ～河) Ru River, a northern tributary of the Huai River in modern-day southern Henan province. The name also refers to the Hong River in its lower reaches, which now shares a common course with the Ru, as well as a southern tributary of the Hong.
- A surname.
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
| trad. | 汝 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 汝 | |
| alternative forms | 女 你 coastal Min (colloquial) | |
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
汝
- (literary or coastal Min) thou, you (second-person pronoun)
- 子貢問曰：「賜也何如？」子曰：「女器也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐgòng wèn yuē: “Cì yě hérú?” Zǐ yuē: “Rǔ qì yě.” [Pinyin]
- Zigong asked, "What do you say of Ci [Zigong's given name]?" The Master said, "You are a utensil."
子贡问曰：“赐也何如？”子曰：“女器也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: にょ (nyo)
- Kan-on: じょ (jo)
- Kun: なんじ (nanji, 汝)←なんぢ (nandi, historical); なれ (nare, 汝); いまし (imashi, 汝); うぬ (unu, 汝)
- Nanori: な (na)
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| なんじ Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 爾 |
/na mut͡ɕi/ → /namʉd͡ʑi/ → /nand͡ʑi/
Originally a compound of 汝 (na, second person singular pronoun, see Etymology 3 below) + 貴 (muchi, “noble”).[1][2]
Also written as なむぢ (namuji) in older texts, since the namuchi, namuji, and nanji readings likely existed in free variation until the development of the ん (n) grapheme.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) なんじ [náꜜǹjì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- (Tokyo) なんじ [nàńjí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [nã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]
Pronoun[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Derived terms[edit]
Idioms[edit]
- 艱難汝を玉にす (kannan nanji o tama ni su)
Proverbs[edit]
- 汝自身を知れ (nanji jishin o shire)
- 汝の敵を愛せよ (nanji no teki o aiseyo)
- 汝自らを知れ (nanji mizukara o shire)
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり (yowakimono yo nanji no na wa onna nari)
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| なれ Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese.
Derived from 汝 (na, second person singular pronoun, see Etymology 3 below) + れ (-re, nominalizing suffix).
Pronoun[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Etymology 3[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| な Jinmeiyō |
| Irregular |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 己 |
From Old Japanese.
Possibly cognate with second-person singular informal pronoun Korean 너 (neo).
Pronoun[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| うぬ Jinmeiyō |
| Irregular |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 己 |
Sound shift from reflexive pronoun 己 (ono), Old Japanese 己 (ono2).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Pronunciation for pronoun senses unknown.
Pronoun[edit]
- (vulgar) second-person pronoun: you
- (derogatory) first- or third-person reflexive pronoun: me, myself, himself, herself, itself, oneself
- Synonym: 自分自身 (jibun-jishin)
Derived terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
- (vulgar) used as an insult to the second person: you!
- Synonym: 己 (onore)
Etymology 5[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| しゃ Jinmeiyō |
| Irregular |
⟨si⟩ → /ɕi/ → /ɕa/
Shift from Old Japanese 汝 (si) of the same meaning.
Pronoun[edit]
Etymology 6[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 汝 |
| いまし Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
The nominalization of honorific verb 坐す (imasu, “to be”, honorific).[1]
Possibly also analyzable as a compound of 汝 (i-, a rare Old Japanese second person singular pronoun) + 坐 (mashi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of honorific verb 坐す masu, “to be”).
Pronoun[edit]
See also[edit]
| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) |
na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) |
k- “this” (close to speaker) |
s- “that” (close to listener) |
a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) |
i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) |
ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro) |
な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi) |
こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi) |
おの (ono) おのれ (onore) |
| Thing | こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
いづれ (izure) なに (nani) |
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| Location | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko) |
いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko) |
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| Direction | こち (kochi) こなた (konata) |
そち (sochi) そなた (sonata) |
あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata) |
いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata) |
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| Manner | か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō) |
さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika) |
いか (ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ (itsu) |
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
汝 • (yeo) (hangeul 여, revised yeo, McCune–Reischauer yŏ, Yale ye)
- you
- the name of water, river[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 15 May 2020, archived from the original on 9 April 2021
Old Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Originally a first person pronoun. Later became a second person pronoun, as is often seen in Japanese. Compare Old Korean Korean na. Also found in some instances as a self-reference, one, oneself. This sense is more commonly spelled 己 when used in isolation[1].
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (na) (kana な)
- first-person singular pronoun: I, me
- third-person reflexive pronoun: one, oneself, itself
- second-person singular pronoun: you, thou
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 汝 (na)
See also[edit]
- 劍太刀 (turugi1-tati, pillow word that can allude to na)
Etymology 2[edit]
From 汝 (na, second person singular pronoun, see Etymology 1 above) + れ (-re, nominalizing suffix).
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (nare) (kana なれ)
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 汝 (nare)
Etymology 3[edit]
Cognate with 其 (si, third-person pronoun) and 己 (si, reflexive pronoun). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (si) (kana し)
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 汝 (sha)
Etymology 4[edit]
The nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of honorific verb 坐す (imasu, “to be”).
Alternatively, analyzable as a compound of 汝 (i, second person singular pronoun, see Etymology 6 below) + 坐し (masi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of honorific verb 坐す (masu), “to be”).
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (imasi) (kana いまし)
Usage notes[edit]
More honorific than masi (see Etymology 5 below), but less honorific than mi1masi (see Etymology 6 below).
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 汝 (imashi)
Etymology 5[edit]
The nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of honorific verb 坐す (masu, “to be”).[1]
Alternatively, a shortening of imasi (see Etymology 3 above).[1][2]
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (masi) (kana まし)
Usage notes[edit]
Less honorific than both imasi (see Etymology 4 above) and mi1masi (see Etymology 6 below).
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Etymology 6[edit]
Compound of 御 (mi1-, honorific prefix) + 汝 (masi, second person singular pronoun, see Etymology 4 above).[1]
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (mi1masi) (kana みまし)
Usage notes[edit]
More honorific than both imasi (see Etymology 4 above) and masi (see Etymology 5 above).
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
Etymology 7[edit]
Possibly a borrowing from Old Korean, compare modern Korean 이 (i, “this person”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronoun[edit]
汝 (i) (kana い)
- (rare, possibly derogatory) second-person singular pronoun: you, thou
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:汝.
References[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
汝: Hán Nôm readings: nhớ, nhở, nhởi, nhứ, nhử, nhữ, dử, nhừ, nở
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