祈ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祈
ね
Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spellings
祈ぐ (kyūjitai)
祷ぐ

Etymology

Thought to be cognate with 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō) verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).[1][2]

Verb

祈(ね)ぐ • (negu) transitive †yodan

  1. (archaic) to pray
    Synonyms: 祈る (inoru), 祈願する (kigan suru)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 願(ねが)う (negau, “to wish”)
  • 祈(ね)ぎ掛(か)く, 祈(ね)ぎ懸(か)く (negikaku)
  • 祈(ね)ぎ事(ごと) (negigoto)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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