darui

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form darui
Original script 怠い、懈い
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning The perfective form of namakeru “to be lazy” (1563) is also used
Grammatical info might be derived from the verb taru “get tired” which was first attested in 1120.
Comments on word originally tarui, and even earlier tayui. While the latter was attested in the 万葉集, the former and the present variant might be dialectal of origin. tarui/darui first attested in 1462.
Analyzability unanalyzable
Age Old Japanese [21] (710–794)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 万葉集 (after 8th century)
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