子等

子等

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	等
こ Grade: 1	ら Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
子ら 児等 児ら

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

From 子 (ko, “child”) +‎ 等 (-ra, pluralizing and softening suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​ら [kóꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾa̠]

Noun

子(こ)等(ら) • (kora) 

1. children
   • 2016 April 23, “エムラクールの孵(ふ)化(か)者(しゃ) [Emrakul’s Hatcher]”, in エルドラージ覚醒 [Eldrazi Awakening], Wizards of the Coast:

     それは黙(だま)ったまま忌(い)まわしき子(こ)らを率(ひき)いる。

     Sore wa damatta mama imawashiki kora o hikiiru.

     Wordlessly it leads its abhorrent brood.

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 児等

Etymology 1

From 子 (ko₁, “child”) +‎ 等 (-ra, nominalizing suffix).

Noun

子等 (ko₁ra) (kana こら)

1. a child, little one (as a term of endearment and address for another person)
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 18, poem 4127), text here

     夜須能河波 許牟可比太知弖 等之乃古非 気奈我伎古良河 都麻度比能欲曽

     yasu no₂ kapa ko₂mukapi₁-datite to₂si no₂ ko₁pi₂ ke₂ nagaki₁ ko₁ra ga tumado₂pi₁ no₂ yo₁ so₂

     Facing each other across the Peaceful River [the Milky Way], lovers through the year; long-forbearing little one, oh tonight we meet at last

Descendants

• Japanese: 子等 (kora)

Etymology 2

From 子 (ko₁, “child”) +‎ 等 (-ro₂, Eastern Old Japanese form of nominalizing suffix -ra).

Noun

子等 (ko₁ro₂) (kana ころ)

1. (regional, Eastern Old Japanese) a child, especially a girl
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3351),[1] text here

     筑波祢尓由伎可母布良留伊奈乎可母加奈思吉児呂我尓努保佐流可母

     Tukuba-ne ni yuki₁ ka mo puraru ina wo ka mo kanasiki₁ ko₁ro₂ ga nino₁ posaru ka mo

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3368),[1] text here

     阿之我利能刀比能可布知尓伊豆流湯能余尓母多欲良尓故呂河伊波奈久尓

     Asigari no₂ To₁pi₁-no₂-kaputi ni iduru yu no₂ yo₂ ni mo tayo₁rani ko₁ro₂ ga ipanaku ni

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3424),[1] text here

     之母都家野美可母乃夜麻能許奈良能須麻具波思児呂波多賀家可母多牟

     Simotuke₁no₁ Mi₁kamo-no₂-yama no₂ ko₂nara no₂su ma-gupasi ko₁ro₂ pa ta ga ke₁ ka motamu

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3473),[1] text here

     左努夜麻尓宇都也乎能登乃等抱可騰母祢毛等可児呂賀於母尓美要都留

     Sano₁-yama ni utu ya wono₂to₂ no₂ to₂pokado₂mo nemo to₂ ka ko₁ro₂ ga omo ni miyeturu

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4431),[2] text here

     佐左賀波乃佐也久志毛用尓奈々弁加流去呂毛尓麻世流古侶賀波太波毛

     sasa ga pa no₂ sayagu simoyo₁ ni nanape₁ karu ko₂ro₂mo ni maseru ko₁ro₂ ga pada pa mo

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

Possibly a misspelling of ⟨ko₁ro₂⟩ above.

Noun

子等 (ko₂ro₂) (kana ころ)

1. (rare, regional, Central Eastern Old Japanese) a child, especially a girl
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3369)[1], text here

     阿之我利乃麻萬能古須氣乃須我麻久良安是加麻可左武許呂勢多麻久良

     Asigari no₂ mama no₂ ko₁suge₂ no₂ sugamakura aze ka makasamu ko₂ro₂ se tamakura

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

See also

• 子な (ko₁na)

References

1. Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 3: Man’yōshū 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2002, →ISBN.
2. Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 4: Man’yōshū 4 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2003, →ISBN.