いまし

Etymology

Prefix i + pronoun 汝 (mashi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ima̠ɕi]

Pronoun

いまし (rōmaji imashi)

1. 汝: (archaic) second person pronoun; you
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 11, poem 2517)

     足千根乃 母尓障良婆 無用 伊麻思毛吾毛 事應成

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3359)

     駿河能宇美 於思敝尓於布流 波麻都豆良 伊麻思乎多能美 波播尓多我比奴 _{一云 於夜尓多我比奴}

   • 797: Shoku Nihongi (edict #29)

     朕子伊末之仁授給

See also

• 汝 (mimashi)

References

• Kurano, Kenji (1936) Shoku Nihongi Senmyō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
• Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 3: Man’yōshū 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2002, →ISBN.