Word form | itoko |
Original script | 従兄弟 (usually in hiragana. In kanji, the characters given are most common, but appropriate characters can be used to indicate gender and relative age of the cousin) |
LWT meaning(s) | |
Word meaning | Originally “familiar, beloved person”.The meaning “cousin” is first attested in 令集解(712) |
Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
Gloss | ito-ko beloved-child (old) |
Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
Lexical stratum | wago |
Year | 古事記 (712) |
Register | General |