来い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
來い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/kojo/ → */koj//koi/

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

Verb

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() (koi

  1. imperative of 来る