己等

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
己 等
おれ
Grade: 6 		ら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
俺ら

俺 (ore) +‎ 等 (-ra)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おれら [òréꜜrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾe̞ɾa̠]

Pronoun

己(おれ)等(ら) or 己等(オレら) • (orera) 

  1. (informal, men's speech) we, us
  2. (dialectal) you (plural)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
己 等
おい
Grade: 6 		ら
Grade: 3
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
俺ら

Contraction of orera → oira.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おいら [óꜜìrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [o̞iɾa̠]

Pronoun

己(おい)等(ら) or 己等(オイラ) • (oira) 

  1. (dialectal) I, me
Usage notes

During the early modern era used by women. Now primary used by men.

Derived terms
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