侍う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
侍
さもら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
候う

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → */samorawu/ → /samorau/

Compound of a prefix sa- (possibly the same sa meaning "really, truly", as mentioned in some derivations of 紫陽花 (ajisai, “hydrangea”)) and the verb 守らう (morau), the iterative or repetitive conjugation of 守る (moru, “to protect”).

Verb

侍(さもら)う • (samorau) ^{←さもらふ (samorafu)?}godan (stem 侍(さもら)い (samorai), past 侍(さもら)った (samoratta))

1. to wait for a chance
2. to serve by one's side

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
侍
さぶら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
候う

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → /saburafu/ → */saburawu/ → /saburau/

Sound shift from earlier 侍う (samorau).

Verb

侍(さぶら)う • (saburau) ^{←さぶらふ (saburafu)?}godan (stem 侍(さぶら)い (saburai), past 侍(さぶら)った (saburatta))

1. to serve by one's side
2. (copula) to be
   • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 545:

     Saburai, ǒ, ǒta. サブライ, ゥ, ゥタ (候ひ、ふ、うた)...である, ...がある,などの意. 文書語.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• 侍(さぶらい) (saburai)
• 侍(さむらい) (samurai)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
侍
さむら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
候う

/samorapu/ → /samorafu/ → /saburafu/ → /samurafu/ → */samurawu/ → /samurau/

Sound shift from earlier 侍う (saburau).

Verb

侍(さむら)う • (samurau) ^{←さむらふ (samurafu)?}godan (stem 侍(さむら)い (samurai), past 侍(さむら)った (samuratta))

1. (copula) to be
2. verbal suffix

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.