おや

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おや – see the following entry.
【親】2
[noun] [from 720] a parent
[noun] [from 1001] the originator or founder of a school, company, or other organization
[noun] [from 1001] the boss or leader
[noun] [from 1809] the larger one of several objects of the same kind
[noun] [from 1686] (hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games) the dealer, (gambling) the banker
[noun] [from 712] one's ancestors, one's forebears
Alternative spelling
祖
(This term, おや (oya), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おや, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おや.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

おや • (oya) 

  1. Oh!, Good heavens!

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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