"お休みなさい" meaning in Japanese

See お休みなさい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [o̞ja̠sɨmʲi na̠sa̠i] Forms: お休みなさい [canonical] (ruby: (やす)), oyasumi nasai [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 御 (o, honorific prefix) + 休み (yasumi, “resting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 休む yasumu, “to rest”) + なさい (nasai, polite imperative, from verb 為さる nasaru, an honorific replacement for する suru, “to do”). First cited to a text from the early 1800s. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|御|休み|なさい|pos1=honorific prefix|pos2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">休む</i> yasumu, “to rest”|pos3=polite imperative, from verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">為さる</i> nasaru, an honorific replacement for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">する</i> suru, “to do”|t2=resting|tr1=o|tr2=yasumi|tr3=nasai}} 御 (o, honorific prefix) + 休み (yasumi, “resting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 休む yasumu, “to rest”) + なさい (nasai, polite imperative, from verb 為さる nasaru, an honorific replacement for する suru, “to do”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|おやすみ なさい}} お休(やす)みなさい • (oyasumi nasai)
  1. good night Wikipedia link: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Related terms: お休み: abbreviation of お休みなさい (oyasumi) (ruby: (やす))

Alternative forms

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