あるいは
Japanese
Alternative spellings | 或いは 或るいは 或は |
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Alternative forms
- あるひは (non-etymological historical spelling)
Etymology
ある (aru, “to be, to exist”) + い (i, nominalizing suffix) + は (wa, topic marker).[1] Arose from kanbun kundoku.
Conjunction
あるいは (rōmaji aruiwa)
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Adverb
あるいは (rōmaji aruiwa)
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Phrase
あるいは (rōmaji arui wa)
- (usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
- あるいは笛を吹き、あるいは歌をうたひ、…
- Arui wa fue o fuki, arui wa uta o utai, …
- Some [of the young noblemen] played the flute, some sang songs, …
- あるいは笛を吹き、あるいは歌をうたひ、…
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
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