来い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
来
こ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
來い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kojo/ → */koj/ → /koi/

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

Pronunciation

Verb

来(こ)い • (koi) 

  1. imperative of 来る
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