まろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Likely a compound of (ma) and suffix (ro), similar to pronoun: わろ (waro) from (wa) and (ro).

A more likely hypothesis derives it from a meaning "chap, fellow".

Alternative spellings
麻呂
麿

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾo̞]

Pronoun

まろ • (maroまろ (maro)?

  1. (archaic) I, me, my, mine

Suffix

まろ • (-maroまろ (-maro)?

  1. (obsolete) Used in male names.
    阿倍(あべの)(なか)麻呂(まろ)
    abeno nakamaro
    Abe no Nakamaro
    近衛(このえ)(ふみ)麿(まろ)
    konoe fumimaro
    Konoe Fumimaro

Alternative forms

  • まる (maru), -まる (-maru)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾo̞]

Adjective

まろ • (maroまろ (maro)?-nari

  1. (Classical Japanese) round
Inflection

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Noun

まろ • (maroまろ (maro)?

  1. (obsolete) money

Alternative forms