Etymology 1
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[apau] → [aɸau] → [aɸoː] → [ahoː].
Kanji spelling is ateji (当て字)
Adjective
阿呆 • (ahō) ←あはう (afau)?-na (adnominal 阿呆な (ahō na), adverbial 阿呆に (ahō ni))
- foolish
1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 13:Afǒna. アハゥナ (阿房な) 馬鹿な(者, または, こと).- Ahō na. Stupid (person or thing).
Noun
阿呆 • (ahō) ←あはう (afau)?
- a foolish person or action
1923–1927, 芥川龍之介, 侏儒の言葉, 青空文庫:
- 阿呆はいつも彼以外の人人を悉く阿呆と考えている。
- Ahō wa itsumo kare igai no hitobito o kotogotoku ahō to kangaete iru.
- A fool is always thinking that people other than him are all fools.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 阿呆臭い (ahōkusai)
- 阿呆口 (ahōguchi)
- 阿呆力 (ahōjikara)
- 阿呆面 (ahōzura)
- 信天翁 (ahōdori)
- 阿呆に付ける薬なし (ahō ni tsukeru kusuri nashi)
- 阿呆の三杯汁 (ahō no sanbai-jiru)
- 阿呆の話食い (ahō no hanashi-gui)
- 阿呆の一つ覚え (ahō no hitotsu oboe)
- 阿房払い (ahōbarai)
Etymology 2
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A contraction from ahō → aho.
Adjective
阿呆 or 阿呆 • (aho) -na (adnominal 阿呆な (aho na), adverbial 阿呆に (aho ni))
- (Kansai) foolish
Derived terms
- アホ毛 (ahoge)
- 阿呆陀羅 (ahodara)
- 阿呆垂れ (ahotare)
- 阿呆らしい (ahorashii)