叔母 in Japanese

IPA: [o̞ba̠] Forms: 叔母 [canonical] (ruby: 叔母(おば)), oba [romanization], woba [romanization], をば [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Japanese. Attested in a text from 701. In turn, reconstructed as descending from Proto-Japonic *wonpa. Likely a compound of 小 (o-, “small, young”) + 母 (ha, “mother”). Compare 叔父 (oji, “grandfather”), also likely from 小 (o-) + 父 (chi, “father”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=おば}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*wonpa|sort=おば}} Proto-Japonic *wonpa, {{com|ja|小|母|t1=small, young|t2=mother|tr1=o-|tr2=ha}} 小 (o-, “small, young”) + 母 (ha, “mother”), {{com|ja|小|父|nocat=1|t2=father|tr1=o-|tr2=chi}} 小 (o-) + 父 (chi, “father”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おば|hist=をば}} 叔母(おば) • (oba) ^(←をば (woba)?)

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    },
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      "roman": "obasan",
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      ],
      "word": "おばさん: aunt"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "obasan",
      "word": "小母さん: lady"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "old lady"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ma'am"
    }
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        "prison guard"
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          "guard",
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        "(slang, used by criminals) prison guard"
      ],
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      "other": "おば"
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    }
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    "Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai"
  ],
  "word": "叔母"
}

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    },
    {
      "roman": "obasan",
      "word": "小母さん: lady"
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      "word": "old lady"
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  ],
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}

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"叔母" meaning in Japanese

Noun