"おはよう" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [o̞ha̠jo̞ː] Forms: ohayō [romanization], ofayau [romanization], おはやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Originally a compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 早く (hayaku, “early”, adverb), from adjective 早い (hayai, “early”). Modern Japanese -i adjectives formerly ended in -ki for the attributive form. This medial /k/ dropped out during the Muromachi period, both for the attributive form (-ki becoming -i) and for the adverbial form (-ku becoming -u). However, the adverbial form reverted back to -ku thereafter for most words, with the -u ending persisting in certain everyday set expressions, such as arigatō, ohayō, or omedetō, and in hyper-formal speech. /ohayaku/ → /ohayau/ → /ohayoː/ Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|御|早く|pos1=honorific prefix|pos2=adverb|t2=early|tr1=o|tr2=hayaku}} 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 早く (hayaku, “early”, adverb), {{m|ja|早い||early|tr=hayai}} 早い (hayai, “early”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|hhira=おはやう}} おはよう • (ohayō) ^(←おはやう (ofayau)?)
  1. good morning Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Japanese_language#Late_Middle_Japanese, Shogakukan, Tōkyō, ja:大辞林, ja:大辞泉, ja:松村明 Derived forms: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu)

Alternative forms

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