老爺

See also: 老爷

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老爺)
simp. (老爷)
alternative forms 姥爺姥爷 “maternal grandfather”

Pronunciation


Noun

老爺

  1. master; lord
  2. (Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) alternative form of 姥爺 / 姥爷 (lǎoye, maternal grandfather; grandpa)
  3. (Cantonese) father-in-law (husband's father)
  4. (Wanrong Mandarin, Jin) great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)
  5. (Taiwanese Hakka) one's old father
  6. Term of address to a master by a servant.
  7. Term of address used by a woman to her husband.
  8. (Teochew) male god; deity

Synonyms

  • (father-in-law):
  • (great-grandfather):

Adjective

老爺

  1. (attributive) old; vintage; classic
  2. (Cantonese, Malaysian Hokkien) old; old-fashioned

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mongolian: ноён (nojon)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おや
Grade: 4

Hyōgai
irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

(おや)() • (oyajiおやぢ (oyadi)?

  1. 親父: one's father

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ろう)() • (rōyaらうや (rauya)?

  1. old man
    Antonym: 老婆 (rōba)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN